Mother alleges police tried to settle daughter's rape case with money
A Lagos mother, Mrs Zainab Musa, has accused some police officers of trying to persuade her family to drop a rape case involving her 15-year-old daughter. She claims the officers pressured her to accept N200,000 and withdraw the case after her daughter was allegedly assaulted by her lesson teacher. The suspect, a neighbour, was arrested following the family's report to the Ketu Police Station. Abimbola Adebisi, spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, confirmed the case and denied the bribery allegations.
What happened
- Mrs Zainab Musa said her daughter's school first alerted her to the alleged rape, which the lesson teacher reportedly committed in a tutorial class.
- She alleged that the suspect and his associates repeatedly visited her home to plead for forgiveness after the incident.
- The family reported the matter to the Ketu Police Station, where the suspect was arrested on June 13.
- According to Abimbola Adebisi, the suspect collapsed while the case was being prepared for arraignment on June 15 and was taken to the hospital.
- Adebisi denied claims that police officers tried to settle the matter with money, stating the case is ongoing and the suspect will be arraigned once medically fit.
