Thelma Osatohanmwen
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two individuals, Joy Chigozie and Musa Salihu, in connection with a shocking gang rape incident that occurred in the Airport Road area of Kirikiri in Lagos.
NEWSTODAYNG gathered that, the appalling incident, was reported to the Kirikiri Police Station on Monday, as the 29-year-old victim, disclosed that she was lured by one of the suspects, who is still at large, to his alleged aunt’s shop. She was coerced into consuming an alcoholic substance until she became intoxicated.
Subsequently, with the alleged assistance of the man’s aunt, she was taken to a room where she was subjected to sexual assault by six men, one after the other.
The victim also added that she was blindfolded and threatened with harm if she did not comply with their demands.
The Lagos State Police Command, through its Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident on Tuesday, stating that the 56-year-old Joy Chigozie and one of the rape suspects have been apprehended and is currently undergoing interrogation.
Hundeyin provided details of the incident, stating that a woman named Rosemary reported the incident to the Airport Road Kirikiri Station and that she is set to undergo tests at the Mirabel Hospital in Ikeja, and that the case will be transferred to the Gender Section in Ikeja for a thorough investigation.
He also revealed that efforts are underway to apprehend the remaining suspects in the harrowing case, as authorities are determined to bring justice to the victim and hold those responsible accountable for their actions.
