Well, only in Naija,

I READ THIS IN VANGUARD NEWSPAPER
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. Mike Okiro has ordered a full-scale investigation into the allegations that policemen impregnated some female prisoners while in detention.

Okiro who gave the order in the reaction to the Saturday Vanguard exclusive story published on November 15, 2008, warned that any policeman found wanting at the end of the investigation would be made to face the full wrath of the law.

He said the decision to investigate the truth position of the publication was because “the present police administration would not condone any act of unprofessional conduct, criminality and violence against women in whatever guise”.

The IGP who spoke through the Force Public Relations Officer, Agberebi Akpoebi, in a statement issued yesterday in Abuja, said, “the attention of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. Mike Mbama Okiro, has been drawn to pages 1 and 5 publication of Saturday Vanguard Newspaper of 15th November, 2008 on the caption “Police made us pregnant in detention-female prisoners”.

“For the information of the reading public, the police authorities wish to state that the duties of Nigeria police stop as soon as judgement is pronounced or passed on accused persons and as such, policemen are not expected to have direct contact with inmates of whatever sex”.

“Aside from that, the police are equally not authorised to have access to prison inmates to the extent of having sexual relationship with them. As a matter of fact, the story as published was not linked to a particular police station or a policeman, his identity, description, character or otherwise”.

“In the same vein, the newspapers publication was unsubstantiated as it failed to indicate if there was a formal complain by the victims or their representatives, let alone time and date of incident”.

“Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police has ordered a full-scale investigation to unravel the truth position of the publication, as the present police administration would not condone any act of unprofessional conduct, criminality and violence against women in whatever guise”.

“Therefore, any policeman found wanting at the end of the investigation would be made to face the full wrath of the law.”