Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) has denied a claim that it demanded that charges be dropped against a dispatch rider who reportedly raped an 18-year-old girl before she is offered post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) treatment. “At no point did any of our staff approach the woman to drop charges against the alleged rapist,” LUTH Management said in a statement. They want us to drop the charges before she can be treated,” Bukola said in the tweet that trended. “At this point a slip for registration was written for the woman,” LUTH said “She then inquired if registration was FREE and she was informed that a fee was to be paid at the cash point. “The victim remained in the car throughout the encounter with the woman and none of our staff saw the victim before they both disappeared,” LUTH said.

Source: The Guardian June 06, 2020 20:15 UTC