Air Force officer in custody for raping 15-year-old maid in Lagos

 

An Air Force officer (name withheld) is currently being investigated for allegedly sexually abusing a 15-year-old maid at the Air Force Barracks in Ikeja, Lagos state.

According to Vanguard, the officer sneak home to rape the teenager every morning, when his wife and children leave for work and school respectively.

Trouble, however, started when the teenager told a neighbour about her ordeal and sequel to the disclosure, Advocates for Children and Vulnerable Persons Network, reported the issue to Air Force Base Gender/ Legal team, which immediately initiated investigation.

The 15-year-old victim, who revealed that the officer started abusing her when she was 13, added that the officer; “comes back home at break time to have sex with me.

“He uses condom when perpetrating the act. He has sex with me in the evening and in the night, when no one is watching.”

Vanguard reported that the officer, who is currently in custody, didn’t deny the victim’s claim.

The coordinator, Advocates for Children and Vulnerable Persons Network, Ebenezer Omejalile, said “the child protection Unit CPU Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Alausa, Ikeja, has been duly notified.

“The victim has been rescued and is in protective custody.

“She is undergoing series of medical examinations due to the series of abuse she suffered.

“We urge that the prosecutor be tried by the Law and not be given an Air Force trial.”