Ogun State Commissioner for Environment, Abiodun Abudu-Balogun
The Ogun State Police Command has begun investigating the state’s Commissioner for Environment, Abiodun Abudu-Balogun.
He was allegedly accused by a 16-year-old girl of sexual harassment.
Abimbola Oyeyemi, the command’s spokesperson, who reacted to a viral video of the young girl, said the commissioner was being investigated.
He said the case was presently being investigated by the Area Commander, Ogbere, and that the outcome would be made public.
The 16-year-old in a Facebook video post that has now gone viral alleged that the commissioner connived with her uncle and a teacher from another secondary school to lure her to his house, where he sexually harassed her by touching her breasts.
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The government said the suspension would last pending the conclusion of an independent investigation into the allegation.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Jan 03, 2021
Ogun State Government says it has suspended the Commissioner for Environment, Abiodun Abudu-Balogun, from office for alleged sexual harassment of an underaged girl.
The government said the suspension would last pending the conclusion of an independent investigation into the allegation.
The commissioner was alleged of sexual harassment by a 16-year-old Barakat Melojuekun.
A statement issued in Abeokuta on Sunday by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tokunbo Talabi, said the commissioner s suspension would enable him to cooperate fully with the independent investigation being carried out by the police.
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