Three suspected officers of the Kick Against Indiscipline,
KAI are now cooling off in detention for allegedly raping a 24 year old woman
whose names have been withheld.
The suspected KAI officers, identified as Benjamin Akinade,
Olayinka Olowu and Adebayo Ayeni, were arrested by the KAI authorities after
the woman the victim allegedly reported the rape case to officers at KAI’s
headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, reports
PMNEWS.
The incident occurred recently when the woman crossed the
expressway rather than use the pedestrian bridge at Ojota area of Lagos State.
The woman alleged that the officers arrested her for breaking
the traffic law but later demanded for N10,000 bribe to set her free.
The victim added that the officers threatened that if she did
not bribe them, she would be sent to prison. In the alternative, she said she
was advised to “use” what she has
to bail herself out of being jailed.
The woman alleged that the officers intimidated her and took
her to an undisclosed hotel where
she was raped. One of KAI’s administrators, Mr. Onipede Offi, said the case has
been handed over to the Lagos State Task Force, Alausa for proper interrogation
and possible prosecution.
Offi said the management of
KAI has resolved to bring sanity into the system and would not relent in
achieving this goal.
“We will make sure that the officers are punished if they are
found guilty of the offence. This will serve as deterrent to others who also
collect bribe or harass commuters,” he said.
When contacted, Taskforce Chairman, Bayo Sulaiman, a Chief
Superintendent of Police, confirmed the incident and assured that the officers
will be charged to court to face prosecution.
“No government would condone criminal acts. They are just
like common criminals if found guilty. So the law will take its course on them.
“They threatened to jail
or have carnal knowledge of someone they arrested. They reportedly raped
the lady and there are others who also are in the habit of committing this crime but we don’t have information about them
now. We will charge these officers to court,” he said.
Sulaiman disclosed that the KAI officers were posted to Iyana
Ipaja, but went to Ojota to extort money from unsuspecting commuters.
He warned other officers who engage in this criminal act to
change their ways or face the consequences.
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