and were on the trail of the fleeing five suspects. PUNCH
reports that 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.
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