Nigeria, Jan. 8 -- The police in Imo State have begun an orderly room trial of officers who allegedly demanded N100,000 bribe from 15-year-old rape victim in the state.

The police spokesperson in Imo State, Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the police summoned a divisional police officer (DPO) and an investigating police officer (IPO) serving in Imo State for questioning over the demand of N100,000 bribe from the rape victim.

The summon was in response to an outcry by the rape victim's elder sister who uploaded a video clip on X handle detailing how the incident happened.

Mr Okoye, a deputy superintendent of police, said in the Thursday statement that the police authorities in ...