Police nabs 4 for gang-raping teenager in Lagos

Four some suspected rapists identified as Jimoh Kamoru, Lukman Basit, Aleshinloye Sunday, and Ifeoluwa Alabi, have reportedly landed in police cell for allegedly gang-raping a teenager in Ejigbo area of Lagos.

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command attached to Ejigbo Division arrested the suspect on on 16th February 2021, following a complain from the victim’s mother, Tawa Abbey of No 200, Mafo Bus Stop, Idimu Road, Ejigbo.

The victim’s mother revealed that the suspect attacked her daughter with “a dangerous weapon” before forcefully having carnal knowledge of her.

“My daughter (name withheld) went to buy food at Lafenwa Street, Ejigbo when a group of boys attacked her with a dangerous weapon”.

“They threatened to kill her and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her in a room at No 33, Alhaji Obe Street Ejigbo,” she said.

Following the report of the incident to the Division, the Divisional Police Officer, Ejigbo Division, mobilised his men to the scene where four of the boys who are all 16-year-old were arrested.

The police recovered cutlasses and substances suspected to be Indian hemp among other items from the boys during the arrest.