The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed Edith Uduma, an
inspector, for allegedly collecting a bribe from Abraham Uzuobo, a sergeant, to
conceal a r@p# incident.
Uzuobo was accused of r#p!ng a 17-year-old female suspect in
a room inside South-Ibie police station in Edo state.
The suspect was detained at the police station for allegedly
receiving stolen property.
In October, a video showing Uzuobo hurriedly wearing his
trousers while the female suspect was lying on a chair inside a room in the
police station appeared on social media.
In the video, Uzuobo was challenging a female officer for
recording the incident.
The female officer in the background of the video was later
identified as Uduma.
Uduma was the charge room officer (CRO) on duty on the day
the incident happened.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Muyiwa Adejobi, force
spokesperson, said Uduma called her husband, Ibrahim Mohammed, a police
inspector, instead of reporting the incident to the appropriate authorities.
Adejobi said Uduma and her husband demanded a N1 million
bribe from Uzuobo to assist him in concealing the incident.
The force spokesperson said Uzuobo offered the couple
N45,000.
“However, 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,”
Adejobi said.
“Dissatisfied by his refusal to follow through with the
blackmail, they decided to report the erring officer to the DPO and also
simultaneously share the video on social media.
“Everyone culpable in this case has been sanctioned
appropriately, as there is no intention to impede justice.
“The erring sergeant has been dismissed and prosecuted and
is currently in prison custody as the trial progresses.
“Inspector Edith Uduma was also dismissed for her role,
while her complicit husband has been reduced to the rank of sergeant.
“However, it has come to the attention of the force that
following her dismissal, Mrs. Edith has made numerous unfounded claims
regarding her innocence and has sought to taint the reputation and integrity of
the adjudicating authority, the inspector-general of police, in person and the
entire police force.
“It is imperative to set the record straight and provide
clear context regarding her actions and the decision to dismiss her from
service.
“The dismissal of former police inspector Edith Uduma was
not only justified but necessary, based on thorough investigations that
presented irrefutable evidence of her failure to follow standard incident
report protocol to immediately document the incident, attempt to conceal an offender
for benefit, participation in extortion, and manipulating the justice process
for personal gain.”
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