Benue State Police Command has dismissed one Belasa Iyangedue, a constable for raping a 16-year-old minor while in detention.
The commissioner of police Bartholomew Onyeka who confirmed the incident to newsmen on Tuesday, October 3rd in his office said the police as a disciplined Force will not condone any act of indiscipline.
Onyeka said the dismissed constable committed the crime at Tse Agbaragba Divisional Police Station, Konshisha local government area of Benue State, adding that the dismissed officer was already facing prosecution.
Our correspondent gathered that the victim was detained at the station on 15th August over a defamation offence.
While in detention, it was gathered that the constable allegedly removed her from the cell in the night, took her into one of the offices and allegedly raped her.
The victim, after her release on bail the next day, reported the incident to the divisional police officer (DPO), leading to the arrest of the constable and the case brought to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Makurdi.
According to him, “The police is a disciplined organ and being the statutory organ responsible for crime and fighting crime and management, such people will not be allowed to stay in the system.
“He was not only dismissed’ he is now facing prosecution.”
It was also gathered that the alleged rape comes less than one year after Belasa Iyangedue was celebrated on Facebook by friends following his passing out parade after months of training to join the police force.
