A Police Corporal, Anthony Onoja, alleged to have raped a
two-year-old girl at Kabayi area of Mararaba in Nasarawa State, has been
dismissed from service.
This was contained in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by the Force
Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, a Chief Superintendent of Police.
The statement said Onoja was dismissed on September 13, contrary to
the reports “of the complacency of the Force in handling the case’.”
He said: “Contrary to these false and clearly twisted facts, the
Nigeria Police have since September 13, 2013, dismissed Cpl Anthony
Onoja.
“The ex-policeman, who allegedly raped a minor at Kabayi area of
Mararaba in Nasarawa State, was charged to a Nasarawa High Court, on
September 15, 2013, for the offence of rape, under Charge sheet No
NSD/77C/2013.
“The suspect was dismissed after an in-house administrative
disciplinary panel (Orderly Room) indicted him for the disciplinary
offences of discreditable conduct and conduct unbecoming of a police
officer.”
The statement said the dismissal of the officer followed a full scale
criminal investigation conducted by the Anti-Human Rights Section of
the Criminal Investigation Department of the Police Command in Nasarawa
State.
“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 prosecution of the ex-police Cpl is being conducted by the Office of the DPP and is ongoing,” the statement said.
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