2 Neighbours Arrested Over Gang R*pe Of Girl, 12

Two neighbours, Alaba Olayiwola, 37 and Ramoni Adepoju, 34, have landed in trouble in Lagos State after they were arrested for gang raping a 12-year old girl for the past two years. 

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Iwaya area of Lagos, where they reside.

The suspects were said to have lured the girl between 2020 and 2021, engaged her in sex romp when she was 10 and continued till she became 12 but warned her not to tell anyone what was happening. 

However, when she could not bear it, she opened up and revealed how she was  molested, abused and raped by the suspects for those years.

The matter was reported to the Police and the suspects were arrested and later transferred to the SCID, Yaba, Lagos, for further investigation. 

After thorough investigation, the Police found them culpable and subsequently charged them before the Ebute Metta Magistrates Court for the alleged offence.

When they were arraigned however, the Court did not take their plea after the prosecutor, Mr. Olatunde Kehinde, asked the Court to refer the matter to the DPP for advice.

The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. O. O. Ekundayo, ordered their remand in correctional centre pending the outcome of the DPP’s advice and directed the prosecutor to duplicate the file and send it to DPP. 

The matter was adjourned till 27th February, 2022, for the report of the DPP to be ready, which will determine if the matter will be transferred to the High Court or not over jurisdiction.