2 Men Docked Over Gang-Rape Of Girl, 11

MICHAEL AKINOLA 

Two men, Samuel Sunday, 23 and Andrew Obiaru, have been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly gang raping an 11-year old girl and defiling her in the process. 

 

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened in December, 2025 at Ogabi Square, Off Mangoro Agege, Lagos, where they reside.

 

According to the Police, the matter was exposed after the victim’s class teacher observed that the victim was absent minded in the class and looked so unkempt. She confronted the victim to know what was the problem.

 

The victim opened up and revealed that she had been repeatedly raped by the suspects in their area. Thus, the matter was reported to the Police in the area and the suspects were arrested and transferred to the Gender Section of the State Command for interrogation.

 

After thorough interrogation, the Police found them culpable and charged them before the Ogba Magistrate Court for the alleged offence which attracts several years of imprisonment.

 

The charges read:

“That you. Samuel Sunday ‘m’ and Andrew Obiaru ‘m’, sometime in month of December 2025, at Ogabi Square, Off Mangoro Agege, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony to wit: Defilement and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 411 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.”

 

COUNT II:”That you, Samuel Sunday ‘m’ and Andrew Obiaru ‘m’, on the same date and place, in the aforesaid Magisterial District, did defile the victim  ‘f’ 11years old by having unlawful sexual intercourse with her and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 137 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.”

 

However, the Court did not take their plea after the prosecutor, Mr. Lucky Ihiehie, asked the Court to refer the matter to the DPP for legal aadvice.

 

The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. M.O. Tanimola, ordered their remand in custody at the correctional center at Kirikiri town, pending the outcome of the DPP’s advice and directed the prosecutor to duplicate the file and send it to the DPP for legal advice.

 

The matter was adjourned for mention while the defendants were remanded in custody at the correctional center at Kirikiri town, Lagos, pending when they will perfect their bail conditions.