The Osun Commissioner of Police, Wale Olokode, according to a statement issued by the Command's spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, ordered that the police officers be detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Osogbo.
The Nigeria Police Force, Osun State Command, has ordered the arrest of police officers involved in the alleged torture of a woman, Blessing Mba.
The Osun Commissioner of Police, Wale Olokode, according to a statement issued by the Command's spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, ordered that the police officers be detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Osogbo.
Also, the Divisional Police Officer of Adeeke Division, Iwo, has been issued a query over the alleged maltreatment of the woman.
The woman was allegedly tortured by the police when she had gone in search of her son, a 15-year-old who had not returned home and was found to have been detained by the police.
Blessing said she was at the station when a police officer identified as Àpápá assaulted her and accused her of carrying “sacrifice” to the station.
Meanwhile, the police spokesperson said the victim fled after she was invited by the police.
The statement read in part, “The woman involved was invited. The police located her house and when summoned, she requested to enter her house to dress up. The police waited for about an hour after which they didn’t see her come out of the house; they were forced to enter the house to check on her, but she was nowhere to be found.
“She was suspected to have escaped from the backyard and immediately switched off her phone since then. I collected her number and called her severally; her number hasn’t been going through since yesterday till now.
“We were in the office with the CP till 11pm yesterday night (Monday) looking for any possible way to locate the woman. Notwithstanding, the CP has ordered the policemen involved to be detained at the State CID, while the DPO, CSP Adekunle Ige, was told to report to the CP’s office this morning. The DPO has been issued an official query.”
She said no efforts would be spared to get the woman.