The police in Lagos have arrested three men for allegedly gang-raping a 15-year-old girl.
The suspects – Ibeji Chukwuemaka, 21; Caleb Isaac, 21 and Paul Ehimika, 23 – were apprehended by policemen attached to Ilemba-Hausa Division at Ajangbadi in Ojo.
The police said the suspects took turns in raping the girl, who they allegedly coerced to their 52, Jagua Street, Itakete Imude home.
Addressing reporters on the issue, Police Commissioner Imohimi Edgal said the victim was blindfolded and savagely raped to the extent that the hoodlums tore her private part.
He said: “A report was made at Ilemba-Hausa Division in Ajangbadi that a 15-year-old girl was viciously raped by three men.
“The suspects allegedly blindfolded her with a red scarf and took turns to rape her in their room at Ajangbadi.
“During interrogation, the suspects denied being cultists but confessed to raping the teenager.
“Meanwhile, during execution of a search warrant on their abode, the following items were recovered: a cutlass and one red scarf with which they blindfolded the girl.
“They would be charged to court at the conclusion of investigation.”
Also, the police said they arrested 23 suspected cultists across the state between last Monday and yesterday.
They said four firearms, an expended and eight live cartridges were recovered from them.
Edgal said undercover operatives, in collaboration with men of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), smashed an armed robbery syndicate that operated around Ladi Lak in Bariga, Fadeyi, Onipanu, Ikoyi, Victoria Island and Ilasan.
He gave the names of the suspects as: Ibrahim Odulana (aka Santa), 30; Ahmed Alegbe (Big Ahmed), 25; Adebayo Fabiyi, 20; Balogun Segun (Paparazzi), 27 and Abass Ganiyu, 35.
The police chief said the suspects confessed to belonging to Aiye cult group.
Edgal added: “A pump action rifle, two locally-made pistols, eight live cartridges and two mobile phones were recovered from them.
“Arrested for similar offence in Ajegunle are: Chinonso Uzoma, 32 and Seun Alaba, 25, from who a locally-made pistol and an expended cartridge were recovered.
“On May 30, at 2 p.m , credible information was received by the Officer in Charge of Anti-Cultism Unit about a notorious cultist and member of Eiye Confraternity, Fatai Olayinka, who was trailed and arrested at Owode Onion, where he attempted to sell one stolen brown Toyota Avenza, with marked: (Lagos) EPE124DH. The suspect confessed to have stolen the vehicle and confirmed to being a cultist.”
Edgal also said six suspected cultists were apprehended at Itire and Meiran, two at Ikorodu, three at Elegushi Beach, three at Ajangbadi, two at Badagry and one in Oworonshoki.
Also, the police in Lagos yesterday said they arrested 26 robbery suspects in one week.
Police Commissioner Imohimi Edgal addressed reporters at the command headquarters in Ikeja.
He said the suspects were apprehended at Ejigbo, Abule-Egba and Yaba, adding that their arrests followed partnerships with communities.
At Ejigbo, Edgal said Ifeanyi Eze and Innocent Nwabugo were arrested, adding that N48,000 and a mobile phone were recovered from them.
He said operatives of the command arrested three “one-chance” operators at Awori Bus Stop in Abule-Egba.
The police chief said the hoodlums operated in a Vanagon bus marked (Lagos) LND463XU and painted in Lagos State commercial transport colour.
Identifying the suspects as Emmanuel Eno, Samson Adigun and Timothy Ekpo, the police chief said the vehicle, two number plates, three mobile phones, one hand-chain and four wristwatches were recovered from them.
Edgal said policemen attached to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) in Yaba arrested two suspects – Emeka Eze and Okwudili Emmanuel – for allegedly stealing a car.
The police chief said the raiders acted on a tip-off and caught up with the suspects on ECOWAS Route on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway as they attempted to sell a Honda Accord saloon car marked (Lagos) LND192CA.
