Olaleye Aluko
The Lagos State Police Command has
arrested two suspects who posed as soldiers and abducted a 15-year-old
girl in the Oworonshoki area of the state.
Our correspondent learnt that the
suspects – Damilola Balogun and Joseph Agbo – allegedly raped the
teenager overnight and left her by the roadside.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident occurred last Friday on Akerele Street around 10pm.
It was learnt that the victim, Funke
(pseudonym) was sent on an errand by her parents when the two men
waylaid her with a motorcycle.
The suspects, who put on a military
camouflage, ordered her to climb their motorcycle and rode away to a
hideout around Murtala bus stop in the Bariga area.
Our correspondent gathered that 20-year-old Balogun and Agbo, 26, allegedly raped the teenager till daybreak.
It was learnt that the matter was
reported at the Oworonshoki Police Division, after which police
operatives trailed and arrested the duo.
A police source said, “The victim came
to report the matter at the station. She was on an errand along Akerele
Street in Oworonshoki when the men, who wore army camouflage, accosted
her.
“Before she could cry for help, they had
forcefully whisked her away on a motorcycle to Muritala bus stop where
she was raped till daybreak. They threatened to kill her if she shouted.
They later released her in the early hours of the second day.”
The Lagos State Police Public Relations
Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, said four Automated Teller Machine cards and
17 identity cards were recovered from the suspects.
She said, “The police recovered items
which included military camouflage, two berets, two mobile phones, four
ATM cards from different banks, and 17 ID cards bearing different names.
After interrogation, it was discovered that the suspects were
impersonators.
“They are also suspected to be hoodlums
terrorising the area. The suspects will be transferred to the Special
Anti-Robbery Squad for further investigation and prosecution.”
