Joy Anyim
Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested three men who reportedly gang-raped a 22-year-old girl (Name withheld) on January 4, 2019.
The suspects whose identities were given as Ramoni Yusuf; 24, Abiodun Sikiru, 23 and Moses Oluwasegun, 23, were arrested following a complaint lodged by the victim at the Adatan Police Divisional Headquarters.
Confirming the report, the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the victim alleged that she followed her boyfriend, one Abass Ramoni who is now at large to attend Glorious Guy Carnival on January 3, 2019, at Elega Junction in the state capital.
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According to Oyeyemi, “The victim said that shortly after the carnival, at about 2:00am on January 4, she followed the said boyfriend to his residence at No. 11 Osoba Street, Elega, Abeokuta, to pass the night.
“Little did she know that her boyfriend had arranged four of his friends in his house who suddenly stormed the room and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her one after the other.
“Upon the report, the DPO Adatan Division, CSP Oluwadare Joshua, led his detectives to the area where three out of the five suspects were apprehended. The victim was quickly taken to the General Hospital for medical treatment and medical report actually confirmed that the victim was raped.”
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Iliyasu, who expressed disgust about the action of the boys, had since ordered a massive manhunt for the remaining two suspects.
Iliyasu has also directed that the case be transferred to the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labor Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for proper investigation and prosecution of the suspects.
