15-year-old girl, raped and tortured
her for two weeks has been
smashed by the police in Lagos,
southwest Nigeria.
Although two members of the
gang are still on the run, the police
arrested three other members and
a lady who lured the teenager to
the gang's den at Akesan, a suburb
of Lagos.
The suspects are to face trial at the
Ikeja High Court after they were
initially arraigned at Ejigbo
Magistrate's Court.
The victim was abducted on her
way to her house in Igando area
and taken to a hideout.
She was tortured and raped for two
weeks by five men before she was
rescued by the police at Akesan.
After the victim's parents reported
to the police at Igando station that
the girl was missing, the police
began to search for her and rescued
her from a hideout where she was
kept.
She sustained injuries on her body
as a result of beatings by her
captors, P.M.NEWS learnt.
The teenager is now receiving
treatment at the Igando General
Hospital.
The suspects arraigned are Tony
Igbo, 32, Onyekachi Joshua, 34,
Paul Ibeh and a 22-year old
woman, Chika Eze, the victim's
friend who allegedly lured her to
where she was abducted.
The four suspects were charged to
court with conspiracy, abduction,
assault and rape.........
When the matter came up at the
court, they pleaded not guilty.
The presiding magistrate, Chief
Magistrate Shery Solebo, ordered
that the matter be transferred to
High Court Six, Ikeja, Lagos where
they will face the charges preferred
against them by the police.
—Cyriacus Izuekwe
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