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The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2 Command in Onikan, Lagos, AIG Fayoade Adegoke, has constituted a six-member panel to investigate allegations made by a woman who claimed she was detained at the Maroko Police Station alongside male and under-aged individuals. This allegation gained significant attention after a video went viral.
The panel comprises the following members:
- DCP Ajao S. Adewale, Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Zonal Criminal Investigation Department (ZCID)
- ACP Ogunsakin Gbenga, Officer in charge of the Zonal Intelligence Department
- Mr. Emma Nndozie, Group Crime Editor of Vanguard Newspapers
- Comrade Adeoye Adewunmi, a human rights activist
- Ivy Kanu of TVC News
- Mrs. Blessing Afe, a lawyer and social worker
The formal inauguration of the probe panel is scheduled to take place at the MD Abubakar Conference Hall, Zone 2 Command Headquarters in Onikan, Lagos, at 12 noon today.
Police authorities stated that this action aligns with the contemporary leadership’s commitment to respecting human rights and addressing gender-related issues.