POLICE AUTHORITIES DISMISSED A CORPORAL WHO RAPPED 2-YEAR OLD BABY

After an in-house administrative disciplinary panel (Orderly Room) indicted Police Corporal Anthony Onoja, for raping a two- year old toddler at Kabayi area of Nasarawa State sometime in September, in which they describe as an offence of discreditable conduct and conduct unbecoming of a police officer.

In a statement issued by Force spokesperson, Frank Mba, said  Police Corporal Anthony Onoja has been dismissed from police Force, on September 13, and is being charged for rape, with charge sheet No. NSD/77C/2013, at Nasarawa High Court on September 15.

“A full scale criminal investigation of the alleged offence of rape was conducted by the Anti-Human Rights Section of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Nasarawa State Police Command.

“The Case Diary was subsequently forwarded to the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Nasarawa State Ministry of Justice, for legal advice.

“Based on the advice of the DPP, Anthony Onoja, was charged to High Court 3 in Nasarawa State.

The police authorities said they found it rather preposterous that some well meaning Nigerians would insinuate that they were shielding the alleged rapist from justice.

“Without fear of contradiction, the Nigeria Police Force remains one of the most self cleansing institutions in the country and has always disciplined its erring personnel without any prompting from any quarters,” statement said.

Moreover, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, appealed to the general public to desist from rendering blanket judgment against members of the Force for the singular misdeed of one its members and added that the Police Force, like any other institution in the country, is made up of persons who individually, might not be perfect in all ramifications, just as there is no perfect institution anywhere in the world.