Mohammed Adamu, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has
ordered the probe of the police officers who allegedly arrested Seyitan
Babatayo, the lady who accused D’banj of rape.
As conversations about sexual assault and violence against
women recently gained traction, Babatayo claimed that the entertainer raped her
at Glee hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, in 2018.
Adamu had ordered a probe of D’banj, whose real name is
Oladapo Oyebanjo, after which the 40-year-old was flown to Abuja and
interrogated by Adaku Anya, an assistant police commissioner.
It had been alleged, at some point, that some policemen
attached to the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) arrested Babatayo on the
directive of D’Banj and detained her for more than 24 hours.
According to Punch, the IGP has given a fresh order in a
letter dated June 25 with reference number CZ:7050/IGP.SEC/ABJ/Vol. 132/978 and
signed by Idowu Owohunwa (DCP), his principal staff.
The letter is titled, ‘Re: Petition Against Inspector
Abraham, Supol Ugowe and the Entire Police Officers Team at Ikeja, Lagos
Division of the Inspector General of Police’.
“I forward forthwith copy of a letter dated June 18, 2020,”
the letter, which was addressed to the deputy inspector-general of police,
Force Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Garki, read in part.
“…with its attachment received from Ojoge, Omileye, and
Partners on the above subject. I am to respectfully convey the directive of the
Inspector-General of Police that you deal.”
The IGP’s order follows a petition by Seyitan’s lawyers
where it was claimed that the accuser was denied access to both her counsels
and her phone while facing psychological torture in detention.
“On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, our client was picked up
alongside a friend, Favour, at her residence in Lagos by the officers of the
Ikeja IGP IRT,” the said petition read in part.
“The arrest was without any warrant and neither our client
nor her friend, Favour, was informed of the reasons for their arrest.
“According to our client, she was told to write a statement
denying ever meeting with Mr. Oyebanjo (D’Banj) and to also state that she lied
against the person of Mr. Oyebanjo.
“In actual fact, our client was about to write the statement
which she believed would be a basis for her release when the counsel came in
and stopped her from writing such a statement.”
Over 15,000 people had earlier signed a petition to the
United Nations seeking the removal of D’banj as a youth ambassador over an
allegation of sponsored kidnap involving the rape accuser.
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