The Commissioner of Police, Kwara State
Command, Mr. Salihu Garba, on Wednesday said eight young men gang-raped a
young
lady (name withheld) who lives in Ilorin.
He stated that the police had arrested three of the suspects and were on the trail of the fleeing five suspects.
Parading the alleged rapists and other
suspects in Ilorin, he identified the arrested suspects as Kadri Rafiu,
Sikiru Jimoh and Mustapha Nasiru.
The police boss said, “On Wednesday,
around 2pm, a woman in Ilorin was gang raped by eight boys. In the
course of investigation, three of the suspects were arrested and we are
on the trail of the remaining suspects.”
One of the suspects, Jimoh, confessed
that seven of them actually raped the victim. While regretting their
action, he stated that it was the work of Satan.
He said they (victim and suspects) lived
in the same neigbourhood, adding that the boyfriend of the victim,
identified as Tunji, lured the girl to them while they had a field day
forcefully having carnal knowledge of the lady.
Jimoh said, “It is the work of Satan
which I deeply regret. Actually, seven of us raped her. We have known
one another for sometime as we live in the same street. Her boyfriend,
Tunji, invited her and we raped her. Seven of us carried out the act but
the boyfriend ran away. I regret my action.”
Another suspect, Rafiu, said he was not involved in the rape. He claimed that he was smoking when policemen arrested him.
“I was not involved in the rape, I was
just smoking when policemen arrested and framed me up that I was among
the people that raped her. Honestly, I did not rape her,” Rafiu said.
The CP said that the police had arrested
no fewer than 12 other suspects for various crimes such as criminal
conspiracy, illegal possession of firearms, armed robbery, possession of
stolen vehicles, being a member of a secret cult and theft.
He appealed to parents and guardians to
watch over their children, wards or dependants and provide useful
information to the police to ensure a safe society.
Meanwhile, security chiefs in the state
have begun moves to curb arms proliferation in the state and stop
violence and other criminal activities in the state ahead of the 2015
elections.
They spoke during an inter-agency
consultative committee summit which involved all the security agencies
in the state. They promised to remain professional and efficient to
ensure that the 2015 elections in the state were transparent and
credible.
Members of the organised labour, the
Independent National Electoral Commission, the Nigerian Bar Association
and other relevant stakeholders attended the summit.
The security chiefs also urged political
parties and their supporters to abide by electoral rules and
regulations, warning that defaulters would face the law.
Garba said, “Let me use this opportunity
to sound a note of warning to would be law breakers of our resolve not
to hesitate to deal with any electoral offender comprehensively
according to the laws of the land.
“To this end, I want to reiterate for
emphasis, that we are security agents and not politicians. We are
prepared to create a level-playing ground for all the parties as long as
the game is played according to its rules.”
Source:Punch Newspaper.
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