The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the detention to the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday, denied allegations that the police authority was shielding the suspected rapist.

Hundeyin explained that the officer in question had allegedly absconded after the incident but turned himself in on Saturday for questioning.

Hundeyin assured the public that the matter was not being swept under carpet, adding that the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, had ordered the Gender Unit of the command to immediately investigate the case.

“The case is under full investigation. There is no plan to cover up the allegation,” he said.

Newsextra24 reported on Saturday that a 17-year-old girl had reported a case of rape against a senior officer attached to Area H Command Ogudu, Ojota area, to her parents.

The girl had sought help from the officer to recover her stolen phone, which led to the alleged sexual assault. The officer had offered to assist her after taking her statement, but instead, allegedly raped her.