The incident, captured in a viral video, showed Sergeant Abraham in a compromising position with a 17-year-old girl. The footage also showed the girl lying on a chair as Abraham hurriedly dressed and questioned why Uduma was recording.
According to the Edo State Police Command, both Abraham and Uduma were dismissed after an orderly room trial. Uduma’s husband, Inspector Ibrahim Mohammed, was demoted to the rank of sergeant. The police alleged that Uduma and her husband conspired to extort N1 million from Abraham to suppress the video but leaked it online when he offered only N45,000.
In a statement, the command said, “The female officer, instead of reporting the incident to the DPO or Incident Duty Officer, called her husband and conspired to unlawfully demand the sum of N1 million from the sergeant to assist him in concealing the matter.”
However, Uduma has denied the allegations, claiming she was dismissed unfairly and not given a fair hearing. She accused the Edo Police Command of orchestrating her dismissal due to her lack of influential connections.
Speaking to PUNCH Metro in tears, Uduma said, “I want justice. My dismissal is unjust. If Nigeria refuses to listen to me, I will poison my children and myself. I am stranded. My husband has been detained, and I am in hiding. I have not seen my children for a long time.”
She alleged that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) instructed her to lure Sergeant Abraham with the N1 million negotiation after he fled following the incident. Uduma expressed shock that the matter was turned against her. “If the police can do this to one of their own, how much more to civilians?”
A human rights group, Take It Back Movement, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to review Uduma’s case. The petition, signed by Robert Ande, Coordinator of the group’s Abuja branch, described the dismissal as a “gross injustice” and called for her reinstatement.
The group criticized the Edo State Police Command for punishing Uduma instead of commending her for exposing the alleged rape, which they argue discourages accountability and justice.
Efforts to reach the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Yamu, for comment were unsuccessful at the time of reporting.
