The Lagos State Police Command has revealed the rationale behind the temporary suspension of the several rape accusations against well-known preacher Chris Okafor.
According to reports, Olohundare Jimoh, the Commissioner of Police, had already directed an inquiry into the accusations made against Okafor.
He ordered the troubled clergyman to report to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Panti and subsequently revealed that the case had been forwarded to Sylvester Alabi, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2, for additional action.
However, the command’s spokesman, Abimbola Adebisi, gave an update on the situation and stated that the investigation was stopped because the police-invited complainants did not show up.
Additionally, she stated that while the Zone 2 Command was managing the case under the direction of Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, the command could not conduct a concurrent investigation.
“There has not been further investigation from the command,” she said.
He was invited, but I’m not sure if you know that. We found out that he had comparable requests, which are still being looked into, when they came around. So we were told to stop by the CP. We will reopen ours once theirs in Zone 2 is finished.
Additionally, none of the complainants we have been contacting have shown up. As of right now, we are not moving forward. We’re not pressuring the complainants any more. All we do is wait. After Zone 2 is finished, we’ll wait to see what happens. And the next course of action will be known to us. On his own initiative, he was freed to go to Zone 2 for additional inquiry.
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