Police in the Federal Capital Territory have vowed to penalise any officer found guilty of the alleged harassment and molestation of women at the Caramelo Night Club raid in Abuja.
The FCTA Joint Task Team, comprising the Department of Development Control, Abuja Environmental Protection Board and the Social Development Secretariat, raided the club on April 26 and arrested about 70 women.
The women were held in custody at Utako Police Division before being granted bail and arraigned at a mobile court on April 29.
The women have alleged that they were sexually assaulted at the police station, some even said that officers used sachet water nylon as condoms in the assault.
In a press statement on Friday by Danjuma Tanimu, the Command said a high powered team had been constituted to investigate the veracity of the allegations.
Mr Tanimu said that invitations had been sent out to relevant individuals that would assist in uncovering the truth.
He assured the public of the police’s “zero tolerance for unprofessional disregard to human rights.”
