SaharaReporters learnt that Charity Chris-Obosele, a director at the Edo State Ministry pf Justice, called in on Wednesday to confirm the intervention.
The Edo State Ministry of Justice has promised to wade into the controversial dismissal of Edith Uduma, a police inspector who reported rape of a minor by her colleague inside the police station.
SaharaReporters learnt that Charity Chris-Obosele, a director at the Edo State Ministry pf Justice, called in on Wednesday to confirm the intervention.
The development comes on the heels of a press statement by the police headquarters, Abuja, on Wednesday justifying the policewoman's dismissal.
The statement was signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi.
“The Nigeria Police Force hereby reaffirms its justification for the dismissal of one Edith Uduma, a former Police Inspector, who was recently dismissed for her act of gross misconduct and complicity surrounding the alleged rape of a 17-year-old female suspect by one Abraham Uzuobo.”
The police authorities claimed that a thorough investigation was conducted on the development by the Edo State Police Command before the decision was reached.
The police at the headquarters in the statement did not however say if it independently investigated the case given the allegations of complicity levelled against the Edo State police command and attempt for foul play.
“It would be recalled that in a video that went viral on social media, where a Police Sergeant was alleged to have raped a female suspect in the station on October 7th 2024, former police Inspector Edith Uduma was the Charge Room Officer (CRO) on duty.”
“The video emerged online one week following the occurrence. A thorough investigation into the matter conducted by the Edo State Police Command uncovered that the Police Sergeant, identified as Sgt Abraham Uzuobo, had removed the victim from the cell and taken her to an unoccupied office, where he attempted to engage in sexual acts with her.”
The police again insisted that Edith did not report the incident to her superiors. Witnesses had negated the police claim including the station officer of Ibie Police station where Edith worked.
SaharaReporters was reliably informed that Edith reported the case to the station officer when it occurred.
The police authorities had alleged that Edith only reported the case after failing to obtain N1million from the alleged rapist Abraham.
The police which failed to address the issue of the missing fourteen year-old daughter of the dismissed policewoman, instead said Edith had soiled the reputation of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and the police in its entirety by making statements regarding her innocence.
SaharaReporters earlier reported that Edith’s fourteen years old daughter has been missing for days, after the Auchi area commander allegedly threatened the family.
Goodness Ibrahim had gone out to buy what the family would eat but never returned home till the time of this report.
Edith has continued to maintain her innocence noting that she is targeted for failing to "kill" the case as instructed by her station divisional police officer.
The Take-It-Back Movement had also petitioned the ministry of Justice and Attorney General’s Office including the National Human Rights Commission office seeking a review of the case and the unjust dismissal of Edith.