A tricycle rider, popularly called, “Keke Marwa”, has reportedly been apprehended by operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command for allegedly abducting a 15 – year old girl and turning her into sex slave.
According to a press statement by the RRS, the suspect, Dada Azeez, 28, reportedly abducted Bukunmi on October 5 while on errand for her aunt in Agege area before the RRS operatives rescued her on October 21th, 2016 from his hideout in Agege.
The alleged abduction of the girl was disclosed by her sister, Mrs Gbemisola, who stated that the girl was abducted with a sum of N58,000 meant for her thrift contribution.
The suspect, after weeks of lodging in several locations to evade arrest, was eventually nabbed by the operatives at his residence at 7, Oseni Street, Danjuma Cinema area, Agege with the girl in his one room apartment.
Confessing to the crime, the suspect disclosed that he wooed the girl when she was 14 years old at her sister’ shop in Agege.
“We started having secret affair about a year ago. But her sister frowned at our relationship when she got to know.
” Unknown to her, we were still seeing each other. In order to be having regular conversation with her, I bought a mobile phone for her and instructed her to hide it from her sister. So, whenever she intended coming to meet me, she will call and I will describe our meeting point for her”.
He added “then I thought if she could elope with me that would be better for us. I started working on her psyche and deceiving her with some material things”.
“I was able to perpetrate the crime when her sister sent her on errand on one Sunday afternoon. However, I didn’t know she was with such amount of money. I just wanted to take her far away from her guardian for not supporting our relationship,” he revealed.
Narrating her ordeal, Bukunmi noted that the suspect forcefully deflowered her, adding that, he turned her to a sex slave.
According to her,” he forced himself on me the very first day I visited him at his residence. Ever since, he has been having sex with me without wearing condom.”
He slept with me anywhere and even at his friends’ place where he hid me for weeks. I succumbed to him because I couldn’t go back home”.
She said that the suspect collected the N58,000 her sister gave her. “He fed me thrice a day probably from that thrift contribution money”, she added.
The victim, who looked pale when he was arrested, said that, she eloped with him out of ignorance.
Also arrested along with him, was one of his friends, Wasiu Agunbiade, who aided the abduction by accommodating the suspect and the teenager in his one-room apartment in Agege.
He said that he only accommodated them for a night, adding that he never knew he abducted the little girl.
“If I had known the girl was abducted, I would have advised him to return her to her parents. I never believed he could commit such crime.
He begged me to accommodate them for one night with her in my room, stressing, “he left my place the following day to somewhere else. I regretted allowing them to pass the night in my place”.
In her reaction, sister of the abducted girl, who was so elated upon seeing her niece, said that the family will take her to hospital for medical check-up.
While confirming the incident, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Superintendent of Police, SP Dolapo Badmus, warned parents and guardians against exposing their wards and children to social vices around their environment.
The suspect, friend and the abducted girl have been transferred to the Divisional Police Office in Agege where the case was initially reported before RRS operatives took it up and rescued the girl.
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Tricyclist abduct girl, rapes her
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Inspector ‘rapes’ 15-year-old girl at gunpoint
The family of a teenager in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has accused a police inspector attached to Mkpat Enin Division of defiling its 15-year-old daughter at gunpoint.
The teenager and her family made the allegation when they visited The Nation office in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.
The minor said she was returning from African Church, Ikot Abasi-Akpan, last Thursday when policemen accosted her.
She alleged that the inspector pointed a gun at her, saying if she did not allow him to touch her, he would shoot her.
The SS1 pupil alleged that the inspector took her to a dark area and fondled her.
She said the inspector ordered her to undress, pointing a gun at her.
Her words: “After forcing me to remove my clothes, he ordered me to lie down and open my legs. He then made love to me. He threatened to shoot me if I shout.
“I was in pains. When he noticed that blood was coming out of my private part, he took me into a vehicle and drove to the station. He detained me from Thursday till Saturday. It was my uncle, Dr. Stephen Ime, who came from Abuja to bail me with N10,000.”
The victim said her mother left her father when she was a toddler and she did not know her whereabouts.
She said her father became paralysed after falling from a palm tree, adding: “My uncle is our breadwinner.”
Ime said he was shocked when his niece accused the inspector of defiling her “because he is a prosecutor.”
He alleged that the suspect’s colleagues at the police headquarters in Ikot Akpanabia said he was reckless with women.
Ime said: “We need justice. If a police inspector could point a gun at a 15-year-old girl before defiling her, it means he is not fit to be a police officer. Policemen are supposed to protect life and property.
“He is also fraudulent. He kept the girl in custody for three days and had the effrontery to collect N10,000 as bail. We call for his dismissal so that he can be prosecuted.”
An artisan, Mr. Ndifreke Ibuotenang, was allegedly brutalised last Thursday by the policemen.
The 28-year-old victim said he was returning home about 9 pm when policemen accosted him and beat him up, adding that his eyes became red and swollen.
He was reportedly released after paying N10,000.
Police Commissioner Murtala Mani confirmed the incident.
However, he did not tell our reporter if the police had begun investigation.
Mani simply said: “Yes, I am fully aware of the incident.”
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Bus ticketer ‘rapes’ labourer
A bus ticketer, James Obeiha, 25, was yesterday arraigned before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for alleged rape.
The defendant, a native of Benue State, was said to have unlawfully had sexual intercourse with a 20-year-old labourer.
The victim came to Lagos on June 4, with the assistance of a friend, Mary, who she said later stole her N8,000 and mobile phone.
It was said that the victim has been sleeping outside the Railway Quarters, Oyingbo because she had nowhere to stay.
The defendant was said to have sexually assaulted the victim twice.
The victim said she was threatened by the defendant after the first incident but decided to report after the second one.
The defendant pleaded not guilty.
Prosecuting Inspector Ighodalo Daniel said the offence is punishable under Section 257 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria.
The defence counsel, Ola Ogunbiyi, applied for his client’s bail in liberal terms.
Magistrate A.O. Awogboro granted the defendant N100,000 bail with two sureties in the like sum and adjourned till July 28.
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Man rapes girl, 16, after luring her with job offer
A 16-year-old girl (name withheld) who was lured with job offer has been raped by her supposedly employer.
Edidiong Udoh, The Nation learnt, lured his victim to his friend’s house along Yemi Adekunle Street, Powerline, in Megida area of Ayobo under the pretence that he was going to employ her as a secretary and raped her.
The incident happened on April 23.
When the victim shouted for help in the course of the sordid act, Udoh was alleged to have attempted to strangle her and threatened to call his friends to also come and rape her in turns if she does not keep quiet.
The victim later told Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) that his assailant also took photographs of her nude body and threatened to post them online if she alerted the neighbours.
According to DSVRT Coordinator, Mrs Lola Vivour-Adeniyi, a Good Samaritan took the victim to Ayobo Police Station where a report of the incident was lodged after which she called her mother.
Mrs Vivour-Adeniyi further said that the mother of the victim later took her to Mirabel Centre where examination carried out on the victim revealed evidences of rape consequent upon which the centre reported its findings to the DSVRT.
Udoh was later arrested and arraigned yesterday before Magistrate Tajudeen Elias of Ogba Magistrates’ Court on charges of defilement, unlawful carnal knowledge and rape of his victim.
Elias was said to have ordered that the defendant be remanded in prison custody pending advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).
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Father rapes 12-yr-old daughter in Bayelsa, aborts pregnancy
AT 12, the world of Queen (surname withheld) has literally turned upside down. Her dreams are crumbling as she undergoes medical treatment owing to alleged abuse by her father, Bamekpa.
Her injuries are serious enough to warrant urgent surgery in one of the hospitals in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
Queen is no doubt in pains. At a point, she bled profusely from her private part. Her father, who hails from Imiringi, Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, allegedly started to defile her at the age of 11.
He was alleged to have serially raped and eventually impregnated her. Then he forced her to abort a four-month-old pregnancy through a crude process that currently threatens her life.
Queen told Operation Rescue (OPER), a human rights group, led by Princess Elizabeth Egbe, that she ran away from the house when she could no longer bear her father’s devilish craving.
She said: “There was nobody to help me. He kept doing it despite my efforts to stop him. It was a painful and violent experience. I ran away from home because there was a time I bled so much from my private part.”
Sobbing, she said: “When I became pregnant and he heard about it, he handed me over to a lady who took me through an unsuccessful process of abortion. I have been suffering series of health issues after the abortion.”
Speaking on the travails of his niece, her uncle, David Apigi, expressed shock at the way she was allegedly violated by her father.
He said: “My niece told me the trauma she has been passing through in
father’s house and how her father has been using her, turning her to his second wife.
“She said he had sex with her to the extent that he aborted her four-month-old pregnancy. She ran to me and begged me not to allow her to return to her father’s house because she was tired. I decided to accommodate her. The father started looking for her without knowing she was with me.”
He said he reported the matter to the Kolo Police Station but asked them to hold on to enable him make some investigations. He said after his investigations, he called his cousin, Rex Ogboku, in Abuja who reported the matter to the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA).
But FIDA was sluggish in the way it handled the matter, Apigi noted. “My cousin, Rex Ogboku, in Abuja called FIDA to inform them about the situation. But the way FIDA was going about the issue was too sluggish for my liking. I decided to contact the Operation Rescue.
“We went back to the police and the Otuasiga Police Station arrested the man. The process through which the Otuasiga Police Station was handling the case was not satisfactory.
“Imagine a situation where somebody was arrested and while in detention he was still having access to his phone, making calls. He even called me. He called my uncle, trying to plead with him for settlement. I moved the case to Kolo Police Station.”
He said his niece’s father was notorious for sexual perversion, alleging also that he had slept with his biological sisters. He said the suspect repeatedly had carnal knowledge of his cousin’s daughter and forced her to commit abortion five times.
He said some of his victims were ready to testify against him.
Egbe also lamented the condition of the girl and called on the society to protect the girl-child.
She said: “Our investigations showed that the little girl had been perpetually raped by her father who impregnated her and forced her through abortion that has left her with so many health problems.
“When the girl was pregnant, she did not know. Her stepmother discovered she was pregnant and informed the father. The father handed her over to a lady who took her to a quack doctor for an abortion.
“After the abortion, the girl came back home and discovered she was bleeding from her private part. The father took her to that same lady who then took her to other places. The girl is still in pains and highly traumatised. She has been going through series of medical treatments.
“We want the police to really investigate this matter and get to the root of the case. We want the doctor to be arrested, and we want everybody that is involved to be arrested and prosecuted to serve as deterrent to other people who are involved in this act of perpetual evil against the girl-child. The girl-child is tender and has a lot to contribute to nation-building.”
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Man, 75, ‘rapes’ girl, 13
A 75-year-old man, Gabriel Nwakama, who allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl, was yesterday charged before the Ikeja Magistrates’ Court 4 in Lagos.
The accused, who lives at 4, Oloosa-Oke Street, Ogundimu in Iju-Ishaga, Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of assault and defilement.
Prosecuting police officer Racheal Williams said the offence was committed on July 12 in the defendant’s apartment.
According to Williams, the accused lured the girl, who went to fetch water in his compound, into his room and raped her.
“The accused covered her mouth and raped her. He told the innocent girl not to tell anyone or else he would kill her.
“Out of fear, the girl kept quiet when she got home but the mother who suspected a foul play threatened to beat her if she did not tell her what happened,” she said.
“The girl finally opened up three days after and the accused was arrested.’’
The offence contravenes Sections 135 and 137 of the Criminal Law.
The accused pleaded not guilty.
Chief Magistrate Tajudeen Elias granted the accused N500, 000 bail with two sureties in like the sum. He adjourned the case till July 22.
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Welder ‘rapes’ expectant mother
A welder, Monday Maule has been arraigned before a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for allegedly raping an expectant mother. The woman was said to be eight months pregnant when the incident occurred.
The 25-year old defendant, who resides at Friends’ Colony in Agungi, Lekki, said to have committed the offence punishable under Section 259 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos, 2011, on February 23, about 4:30am.
Prosecuting police Sergeant Daniel Ighodalo told Magistrate Olaitan Ajayi that the defendant committed the crime while the victim, his neighbour, was asleep.
He said the defendant unlawfully had carnal knowledge of the 23-year old mother of four while her husband was away.
According to the prosecutor, the victim slept without locking her door and woke up when she felt pains on her face and private part.
He said she was dizzy and unable to fight the defendant due to her condition, but raised the alarm which led to the defendant’s arrest.
The defendant pleaded not guilty.
Ighodalo urged the court to remand the defendant in prison because of the seriousness of the offence.
Magistrate Ajayi granted him N250, 000 bail with two responsible sureties in the like sum.
He adjourned the matter to March 23.
The magistrate ordered that the case file be sent to the Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice.
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Policeman rapes teenager in Anambra
A police sergeant has raped a 13-year old girl at Ukpor in Anambra State.
The girl, who is the daughter of a popular pastor, has become pregnant.
She alleged that the policeman threatened to kill her if she told anyone.
But later told her mum when was experiencing ‘’stomach upset.’’
The man initially denied that he was responsible for her condition.
It was learnt the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ukpor Ndidiamaka Oguamalam has transferred the case to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Awka.
Sources said the parents petitioned the human rights group and the commissioner of Police.
They said the policeman later accepted to pay the family N20,000 monthly.
But the father demanded N300,000.
The policeman was said to have raped the girl at gun point on her way from school, but he claimed she gave her consent.
Police spokesman Emeka Chukwuemeka confirmed the incident.
‘’The matter is under investigation and I will brief you later’’, he said.
Speaking to reporters earlier, Chukwuemeka said police have recovered more arms and ammunition from the arms dealer, Mr Alphonsus Ngwu.
He listed the items as 241 rounds of G3/Lar; 20 rounds of K-2 ammunition; 50 rounds of AK47 ammunition and three Pump Action guns.
The police also impounded some vehicles flouting the order by the Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Abubakar on the abuse of siren.
Abubakar had directed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police of E Department Jonathan Johnson at Governor Willie Obiano’s first security summit to monitor the use of siren by top officials in the state.
Johnson relocated to the state and set up a special team.
The inspector-general had warned that he would impound vehicles flouting the rules guiding use of sirens by unauthorised persons.
Chukwuemeka confirmed that many vehicles were impounded.
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Man ‘rapes teenager to death’ in Bayelsa
Otuoke, the university community, in Ogbia Local Government Area, was thrown into mourning yesterday when residents woke up to hear reports that a 36-year-old man allegedly raped an 18-year-old girl to death.
The man was identified as a close associate of a former Community Development Chairman.
It was learnt that the man, whose name could not be ascertained, hailed from Isoko Local Government Area in Delta State.
He was arrested by an operative of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), who saw him attempting to throwthe girl’s remains into a bush.
But some residents of the community claimed that the suspect was trying to assist the girl in his home before she died.
It was gathered that the suspect lived in an uncompleted building across the Otuoke Bridge.
Eyewitnesses said the man was apprehended with the naked remains of his victim.
A source, who identified herself as Eunice, said the suspect claimed that he met his victim writhing in pains and decided to assist her.
She said: “We saw the civil defence officer dragging the man and lamenting that the man had raped a teenager to death. We rushed to the scene. The man was begging for understanding.
“He said he was innocent. He said he met the girl in pains. According to him, the girl was frustrated and drank poison and was rolling violently on the ground when he met her.
“He said he attempted to rescue the girl and borrow N5,000 to take her to a clinic. On getting to the clinic, he said there was no body on duty and that he took the girl to his house. The girl, according to him, died in his house.”
But another source, who pleaded for anonymity, said the community wondered why a girl the suspect claimed to be helping was found naked.
The police confirmed the report and said they would conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Police spokesman Alex Akhigbe said the police had begun investigations into the matter.
He added that the remains of the deceased had been deposited in the Kolo General Hospital.
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35-year-old man ‘rapes’ minors
35-year-old man, Kareem Mandoju, has been arrested by the police in Saki, Oyo State, for allegedly raping two minors, aged five and six years.
Mandoju allegedly committed the offence around 10am last week Sunday.
The victims’ mother discovered that they were bleeding when she wanted to bathe them around noon.
She asked them what happened and they told her their neighbour, Mandoju, had carnal knowledge of them.
The suspect allegedly dragged the minors into his apartment and raped them.
The victims’ mother reported the incident to the police and the suspect was arrested.
The children were taken to the General Hospital, Saki, where the rape was confirmed.
Police spokeswoman Olabisi Ilobanafor confirmed the incident.
She said: “The suspect has been arrested. He is currently with us. He will soon be arraigned. We have overwhelming evidence against him.”
A tailor in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, Suleiman Jelili (27), has been arraigned before a Magistrate’s Court for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl.
A Jelili allegedly committed the offence at Opele Compound, off Sabo Road. He was apprehended by members of a vigilance group and handed over to the police at Oke Baale station.
Jelili was arraigned on a three-count charge of rape, threat to life and molestation.
He pleaded not guilty.
Police prosecutor Solomon Oladele said the accused did not only rape the teenager but also threatened to kill her and one Owolabi Kabira with a cutlass and a bottle.
He said Jelili entered the victim’s room through the ceiling and forcibly had carnal knowledge of her.
Defence counsel Okobie Najite urged the court to grant his client bail.
Magistrate Mohammed Lasisi granted Jelili N100,000 bail with two sureties, but the accused could not meet the bail conditions.