How 7 Men Gang-raped Girl, 14, During Party

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

A 14-year old girl reportedly collapsed and was hospitalized in Lagos after she was allegedly gang-raped by 7 men, who took turns to penetrate her and damaged her private part in the process.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened on Sunday at Alabua area in Orile Agege of Lagos State, where they reside.
It was gathered that a party was held on the street on Sunday night and the victim went to see her sister before she was cornered, threatened by force to remove her pant and the seven guys raped her to the extent that she fainted.
She was rushed to a nearby hospital, Molayo Hospital at Akinleye Street in the area, where doctors battled and saved her life. The victim was said to have been traumatized over the ugly incident and they were said to be mocking her in the area to the extent that she was being monitored in order not to commit suicide because of shame.
The case was reported at Elere Police Station and Isokoko Division and the operatives have moved into action in order to apprehend the suspects.
P.M.EXPRESS gathered that the Police operatives from Isokoko Division stormed the area at about 5:35am and arrested the two principal suspects, identified as Kehinde and Yusuf, and they are currently undergoing interrogations at the station over the dastardly act.
Police sources said that they have confessed, listed the names of the rest of the suspects and the Police were still making efforts to arrest them.
It was also gathered that the DPO has directed that the suspects be transferred to the State Investigation Bureau, SIB, for further investigation while efforts were being made to arrest the other suspects now at large.
The suspects risk spending the rest of their lives in prison custody for the alleged offence, which attracts life imprisonment or several years of imprisonment if they are tried and found guilty before the Court in Lagos State.