Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two men for allegedly raping a 21-year0old dancer (name withheld) in the early hours of September 10, 2023 inside a Nissan Almera 2017 model in Alausa Business District, Ikeja.
This development was confirmed by the spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hudeyin.
Hundeyin, who made the confirmation on Thursday, identified the suspects as: Solomon Barry, 37, and Bright Omega, 36.
He said they were caught in the act around 3:45am on September 10, 2022.
Hudeyin said: “The RRS Operatives who were on patrol of Alausa Business District stopped to check a parked black Nissan Almera at M.K.O Abiola Gardens Road, Alausa, when they noticed the alleged rape ongoing.
“On a closer look, the officers observed that the lady was unconscious and not responding to police instructions.
“The officers promptly rounded up the suspects and urgently drove the lady to RRS Headquarters for medical attention where she regained consciousness.
“Preliminary Investigation revealed that the lady met the suspects at a club around Ikeja Shopping Mall, Alausa, and then consented to driving around town and lodging in a hotel.”
The Commander of the RRS, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, acting on the instruction of the Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, has transferred the case to the Police Gender Unit, which is specialised in handling such cases.