The Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command,
Mr. Salihu Garba, on Wednesday said eight young men gang-raped a young lady
(name withheld) who lives in Ilorin.
He stated that the police had arrested three of the
suspects and were on the trail of the fleeing five suspects.
Parading the alleged rapists and other suspects in
Ilorin, he identified the arrested suspects as Kadri Rafiu, Sikiru Jimoh and
Mustapha Nasiru.
The police boss said, “On Wednesday, around 2pm, a
woman in Ilorin was gang raped by eight boys. In the course of investigation,
three of the suspects were arrested and we are on the trail of the remaining
suspects.”
One of the suspects, Jimoh, confessed that seven of
them actually raped the victim. While regretting their action, he stated that
it was the work of Satan.
He said they (victim and suspects) lived in the
same neigbourhood, adding that the boyfriend of the victim, identified as
Tunji, lured the girl to them while they had a field day forcefully having
carnal knowledge of the lady.
Jimoh said, “It is the work of Satan which I deeply
regret. Actually, seven of us raped her. We have known one another for sometime
as we live in the same street. Her boyfriend, Tunji, invited her and we raped her.
Seven of us carried out the act but the boyfriend ran away. I regret my
action.”
Another suspect, Rafiu, said he was not involved in
the rape. He claimed that he was smoking when policemen arrested him.
“I was not involved in the rape, I was just smoking
when policemen arrested and framed me up that I was among the people that raped
her. Honestly, I did not rape her,” Rafiu said.
SOURCE: PUNCH
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