Rape not gender war, popularity contest – Ogun PPRO warns against social media trial

The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, of the Ogun State Police Command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, has warned Nigerians against turning rape allegations into a sex warfare and societal media trial, insisting that an allegation is not a conviction.

Babaseyi, gave the informing connected Tuesday successful an sentiment nonfiction titled “Rape, estimation and the tribunal of nationalist opinion.”

The PPRO, who is besides a ineligible practitioner, revealed a disturbing signifier wherever erstwhile a pistillate says “I was raped” and a antheral says “I did not rape her,” the societal media past delivers its verdict earlier probe and tribunal trial.

He noted that rape is 1 of the gravest allegations and deserves seriousness and due investigation, and the nationalist indispensable not suffer show of owed process.

“Before the constabulary investigate, earlier grounds is decently examined, earlier lawyers trial the facts and earlier a tribunal hears the matter, societal media has often reached its verdict.

“The courtroom present has a competitor. It is called the internet. And sometimes, it is faster than justice. But velocity is not the aforesaid arsenic truth,” helium said.

According to him, Nigeria does not run a si...