Police Arrest Four Ejigbo Boys For Gang-Raping Teenager

Lagos State Police command has arrested four suspects that gang-raped a teenager in Ejigbo.

The mother of the victim, Tawa Abbey, of No 200, Mafo Bus Stop, Idimu Road, Ejigbo, reported the incident to the police. She told the police that her daughter (name withheld) went to buy food at Lafenwa Street, Ejigbo when a group of boys attacked the victim with a dangerous weapon, threatened to kill her and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her in a room at No 33, Alhaji Obe Street Ejigbo.

The Divisional Police Officer, Ejigbo Division, mobilized his men to the scene where four of the boys were arrested.

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The suspects were identified as Jimoh Kamoru (M), 16, Lukman Basit (M), 16, Aleshinloye Sunday (M),16, and Ifeoluwa Alabi (M), 16. Some items were recovered from them including cutlasses and substances suspected to be Indian hemp.

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered the Divisional Police Officer to go after the fleeing members of the group and intensify efforts in clearing the Ejigbo area of bad boys who are fond of attacking and gang-raping innocent ladies and causing pains to them.

CP Hakeem Odumosu reiterated the command’s zeal to work with other governmental agencies and interest groups in fighting against all sorts of social vices particularly rape, defilement and domestic violence.

The Commissioner of Police has also directed that the matter be transferred to the Gender Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba for discreet Investigation and prosecution, while he assured the general public of justice in the case.