Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two men who conspired to gang rape a 16-year-old daughter of their co-tenant (name withheld).
The two men were arrested on February 25, 2021.
The suspects: Anthony John, 35, and Jimoh Idowu, 21, were arrested following a complaint lodged at Owode-Egba Police Divisional Headquarters by the victim.
She reported that she was at home with her younger siblings at Efunye village via Owode-Egba when the two suspects, who are living in the same house with them, broke into their apartment at about 2am and dragged her into Anthony’s room.
She stated further that the duo knew that her parents had travelled and they capitalised on that to forcefully break into their room, using cloth to cover her mouth, after which they took her to Anthony’s room where they took turns to have carnal knowledge of her.
Upon the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Owode-Egba Division, Chief Superintendent of Police Ediae Mathew, quickly dispatched his detectives to the scene, where the two suspects were promptly apprehended.
On interrogation, the two suspects confessed to the commission of the crime without any sense of remorse, the spokesman of the Ogun State Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said on Monday.
The victim has been taken to Owode-Egba General Hospital for medical treatment.
The Command’s Commissioner, Edward Ajogun, has ordered the transfer of the suspects to the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Section for further investigation and diligent prosecution.