The Divisional Crime Officer of the Ode-Omu Police Station, Matthew Ajayi, has been accused of battering a police Inspector Bamidele Olorunsogo attached to the station for refusing his advances for a relationship.
In a viral video, the victim, who is a married woman, has several wound marks on her body.
She said the incident happened at their station located in Ode-Omu community in Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun State.
Bamidele said two constables and 10 civilians witnessed the incident on Tuesday, while stating that the senior office threatened to kill her.
According to her, “What is my offence? He started beating me. He naked me, he injured me on my chest, hand, his name is Ajayi Matthew because he asked me out and I told him I am married. He started blackmailing me.
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“He was telling people around that we were dating and I took offence to it. He battered me in the presence of two constables, ten civilians. He went inside, carried a Dane gun and want to gunned me down. The civilians took out of the office that I should run away but I insisted that if he wants to kill me, he should go ahead. Ajayi wants to kill o, pleases assist me o!”
Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has directed the Commissioner of Police, Osun State, CP Olaleye Faleye, to investigate the alleged assault.
This directive was contained in a statement by the Force Public Relation Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, reads: “We will await the report of the investigation from Osun State Police Command before necessary actions are taken. However, we assure the general public that justice will be done in the case, to protect the core values and ethics of the NPF.”