Eight young men have been arrested for gang-raped a young lady (name
withheld) in Ilorin.
The Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, Mr. Salihu Garba who
disclosed this to journalists stated that the police had arrested three of the
suspects, Kadri Rafiu, Sikiru Jimoh and Mustapha Nasiru and were on the trail
of the fleeing five suspects.
“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.”
In his statement to the police, one of the suspects, Jimoh, confessed that
seven of them actually raped the victim. He disclosed 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.
“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.” He disclosed.
