The Nigeria Police Force has affirmed 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.

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.

According to the Force Public Relations Officer Muyiwa Adejobi, 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.

Adejobi added that Instead of immediately making a documented entry on the matter in the Incident Record of the Station which was under her charge, and thereafter reporting the incident to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) for disciplinary actions to be initiated against the erring officer, she took advantage of the situation to enrich herself by calling her husband, Ibrahim Mohammed, who was also a Police Inspector, both of whom conspired to unlawfully demand the sum of One Million Naira from the Sergeant to assist him in concealing the matter.

The Force Public Relations Officer revealed that the Sergeant offered only N45, 000 in cash which they collected at that instance and after a few days, contacted the Sergeant to request the same sum of N1, 000,000, but the Sergeant refused to comply. Everyone culpable in this case has been sanctioned appropriately as there is no intention to impede justice.

He said the Nigeria Police Force, under the leadership of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, remains firm against any form of misconduct, particularly in cases of such grave nature involving vulnerable victims, saying the Force maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward corruption, blackmail, and any behavior that seeks to pervert the cause of justice.