‘Rinu sexualised my statement, she insulted me’- Delta Police PRO

By Tolulope Oke

Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, has broken his silence over the controversy surrounding his exchange with social media influencer Rinu Oduala, insisting that his comment was misinterpreted and unfairly sexualised.

Speaking during an appearance on News Central on Monday, Edafe defended his now-deleted remark, maintaining that he did not make any sexual insinuation.

“It is well. Nobody is talking about what Rinu is saying to me and it is very sad. Rinu’s statement is very insulting. My statement was not insulting,” he said.

The police spokesman argued that the backlash ignored what he described as provocative comments directed at him by the influencer.

“My statement was only sexualised by Rinu and it is very sad because, like I said, police too are human beings. It was Rinu who sexualised my statement, I never sexualised that statement,” Edafe added.

He, however, admitted that he deleted the comment after it was widely misunderstood.

“However, because my statement was misinterpreted, I had to take it down,” he said.

The controversy erupted days earlier after Edafe responded to criticism from Rinu Oduala over the police response to alleged sexual assault incidents in Ozoro, Delta State.

While Rinu accused the police of being slow to act, Edafe replied with a comment that drew widespread backlash online, with many Nigerians describing it as inappropriate given the sensitivity of the case.