He stated that the police had arrested three of the suspects
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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