Inside Cell: 5 Cops Rape, Torture Poly Girl

A student at Lagos State Polytechnic, Shakirat Dupe Olanrewaju has collapsed inside a police cell at Pako Station, Safejo area of Amukoko, a suburb of Lagos State Southwest Nigeria, after she was tortured and raped by the police.
Sources told us that Dupe was tortured weekend by the police for protesting against the release of a suspect she had lodged a complaint against. Her hands were tied to her back. She claimed she was raped and tortured inside the cell until she collapsed. Five cops, she said, raped her in turn overnight, in a single cell at the station.

The police rushed her to a hospital to revive her but concerned residents who were angry about what happened have moved her to another hospital, where she is now receiving treatment.

The 25-year old student said that she had reported a case of burglary and threat to life against her former boyfriend, and the matter was assigned to a policeman, identified asYusuf, to investigate. Later, another cop was asked to investigate the case. The probe led to the arrest of the boyfriend, who was later released.

She said not quite long after the investigation commenced, the policemen started demanding sex from her. They threatened that if she did not allow them to have sex with her, they will not continue with the investigation. She said that she reported the matter to the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, who scolded his men and assigned the matter to another policeman, a sergeant who re-arrested the boyfriend.

She said not quite long after the boyfriend was re-arrested, he was released. Later, according to her, the boyfriend came to her house to mock her, telling her that he had the police in his pocket.

Angered by the action of the police, she went back to the station to complain again. But she claimed that the police insulted her and in the process of exchanging words they beat her and detained her in the cell, where they raped and tortured her until she collapsed and was taken to a hospital.

There are wounds and scars all over her body as a result of the torture.

When our sources visited the station, police sources confirmed that Dupe was the complainant in the matter and that she was not satisfied with the way her case was handled.

The sources said the matter resulted in a quarrel and Dupe was beaten, detained, raped and tortured.

Now the police are turning the case on its head. Not knowing where Dupe is receiving treatment, the police claimed they are looking for her and that they want to charge her to court. The nature of her offence was not disclosed.

When our sources contacted the State Police Command PRO, Samuel Jinadu, he said he was not aware of the matter. He immediately switched off his phone.
TTowonubi