Police Detain IPO Over Tampering with Case File, Medical Report

Ogunsakin Mustapha
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By Hassanat Adebowale

The Zone 2 Police Command headquarters in Onikan has confirmed the detention of an Investigating Police Officer (IPO) from the Isheri-Oshun Division. The officer is accused of tampering with a case file and a medical doctor’s report. This information was disclosed by the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police in charge of the zone, Mr. Adegoke Fayoade, to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos.

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According to Fayoade, the IPO allegedly altered the case file and doctor’s report concerning an anal sexual assault case involving some teenage students and a hotelier in the Isheri-Oshun area.

NAN had previously reported the detention of the hotelier by operatives for allegedly assaulting the students at his hotel and threatening them with dire consequences if they spoke out.

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The assault came to light after one of the victims, a 16-year-old boy, revealed the incident to his parents before experiencing a mental breakdown, prompting the report to the Zone 2 command headquarters. Police sources said that following the suspect’s detention, his lawyer claimed the case had initially been reported to the same zone for proper investigation.

Upon retrieving the case file from one of the units in Zone 2, it was discovered that it had been doctored. “The confessional statement made at Isheri Osun Division by another teenager who experienced the same assault and the reports from doctors at Mirable Center at the General Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, were altered,” the source said.

This led the AIG to order further investigations, prompting detectives from the Zonal Oracle unit, led by CSP Uba, to visit the Isheri Osun Police Station. During the visit, the IPO responsible for the altered report admitted to removing certain statements from the case file. The hidden statements were later retrieved, revealing a second victim’s account that provided detailed evidence of the hotelier’s actions.

Additional reports suggest that police officers from the Ejigbo Division may also be summoned for questioning regarding their roles during the suspect’s arrest.

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