The Zone 5 Police Command, Benin, has demoted a police inspector, while another policeman, a station guard, was dismissed over the rape of one Mrs. Esse Ozegbe, who was thrown into the same cell with two men at the Abraka police station.

The station guard, whose name was not disclosed, was on duty at the time the crime was committed, while the inspector, Mrs. Erebi Akporunor, was demoted to the rank of Sergeant.

The punishment was the outcome of an orderly room trial of 11 police officers implicated in connection with the rape saga.

Ozegbe, who was arrested on February 26, 2013, following a quarrel with a neighbour, was said to have been detained along with some men at the Abraka Police station, Delta State, where two of them were said to have raped her in turns, while the policemen allegedly turned a deaf ear to her cries for help.

The two men, who allegedly raped Ozegbe, are said to be currently standing trial at a magistrate's court in Abraka.

Meanwhile, Ozegbe through her counsel, Efe Ejomafuvwe, has instituted a suit at the Federal High Court, Warri, over the matter.

Ozegbe in the suit is claiming N750 million damages against the Nigeria Police. Hearing in the case was fixed for June 13.



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Stu.pid, how can you put a woman in the same cell with men, and then heartlessly ignore her cries. Those policemen deserve more than demotion, they deserve jail!!

Poor woman. Lmao 750 million kini?

This is absurd,a mouse in a cage with cats?
Those policemen need to be shot at close range IMHO
Now you see why I didn't shed a tear when Ombatse showed them pepper
Those men are cold
Very cold
I am shocked they didn't join in

It completely baffles me why nigerian publications usually name and identify victims in great detail while suspects in sexual crimes are most times kept anonymous. How long was it before we saw the faces of Cynthia Osokogu's alleged rapists and killers