….confirms that case has been set before the state for necessary actions
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Ekiti State Command Ado Ekiti has debunked an allegation levelled against the Command on shielding a suspect who was alleged of defiling a minor along Sasa market, Ikere Ekiti.
Roundoffnews.com had earlier reported that the command allegedly granted bail to the suspect and failed to prosecute him two weeks after the case was reported.
However, in a statement by the command’s spokesman, Afolabi Tolulope noted that the allegation was not the true picture of the situation saying the delay in receiving the medical report delayed the trial of the suspect.
The statement reads:”The suspect was arrested two weeks ago by the operatives of Gender Unit of the Command following a complaint by the victim’s guardian. At a point, the guardian sworn to an affidavit of withdrawing the case which the Command declined.
“The Gender Unit swung into action by investigating the case while the suspect was detained for interrogation. The victim was later taken to an appropriate place for medical check up and other tests. Being a weekend, the result was delayed and eventually ready on the 30th of January, 2024.
“As a responsible organisation, an incomplete investigation cannot be entertained by the Court not even in a defilement case of this magnitude, rather than keeping the suspect who has been sick while in custody, he was duly granted administrative bail while the case file has been transferred to the department of public prosecution for necessary actions.
“The Command is stating out clearly that it will not support any act capable of disrespecting and maligning the good name of the command even in the midst of operational challenges that the Command is facing in the face .
The statement confirms that the case has been set before the state for necessary actions laying to rest allegations of complicity and it should be noted that, the result of various test carried out on the victim delayed the transmission of the file to the appropriate quarter for trial.
