Six men rapes two sisters in Lagos

Firstclass newsline learnt that two sisters of the same family,
Essiet, 18, and 20-year-old Debby (note real names), have been raped by a
gang of six men who accosted them in the Bariga area of Lagos State.
Firstclass newsline learnt that the victims were returning from a
hospital in the Oworonsoki area last Thursday when they were attacked
by the suspects.
It was learnt that while Essiet was deflowered by four men, her elder
sister, Debby, was ravished by two of the hoodlums.
When firstclass newsline visited the scene of the incident on
Ogundero/ Dahomey streets on Wednesday, the people in the area said
they were not aware.
Some of those who spoke said they were not living in the area, but
only ran their trade on the streets.
However, firstclass newsline learnt from a source that the matter was
reported at the Bariga Police Station and two of the suspects had been
arrested.
Firstclass newsline spoke with Essiet who described her experience as
a nightmare.
She said, "It happened on May 21 around 11pm. My sister and I went to
give food to a family member who had just given birth to a baby in
Oworonsoki.
"We were returning in the night when we saw the men. They had guns,
cutlasses and other weapons.
"They waylaid us and said if we shouted they would kill us. They took
us to a spot around Dahomey junction and raped us."
The second victim, Debby, described the incident as painful.
She said she wanted the suspects punished and their accomplices, who
were still at large, arrested.
She said, "Two of them raped me, while four raped my sister.
"The third man wanted to rape me when a car approached. They all took
to their heels. It was a painful experience. I have taken different
medications and visited the hospital as well."
A source was told that a day after the act, one of the victims, while
passing through the area, spotted one of the suspects.
She was said to have reported the matter to the police, who arrested
the suspect.
Debby said, "We were able to recognise him because when they were
raping us, he took my phone and also shouted at me to stop looking at
him. We saw his face clearly.
"I just want them to go to jail for what they have done to us."
However, the two suspects ─ Mayowa Adeniji (21), and Riliwan Oladapo
(25) ─ said they knew nothing about the incident.
Adeniji, who claimed to be an artiste, said he was at a club in the
Gbagada area when the police arrested him and Oladapo.
He said, "I am an artiste by profession and my stage name is D. Dot. I
have released several albums that are being aired on radio stations. I
have been doing music for the past 11 years and I have done
collaborations with many artistes in this country.
"Though I am a street guy, I know what I am doing. On the day the
police came to arrest me, I was having fun with my back-up artiste and
there were five girls at my beck and call.
"I didn't know why they came to arrest me until I got to the station
and saw these small girls saying we raped them.
"I have never met them in my life and I don't know what they are talking about."
Oladapo, on his part, said he was only a victim of circumstances.
A family member of the victims, Christopher Iheme, said relatives of
the suspects had been begging them to let go of the matter.
He, however, insisted that the family wanted justice.
"We have spent a lot of money on their treatment. But that is not the issue.
"It is painful for us because the 18-year-old was deflowered by the gang.
"We are worried that her elder sister might be pregnant. But we will
take her to the hospital for a checkup.
"The families of the two suspects have been begging and asking us to
name our price. But we want them punished to serve as a deterrence to
others like them," he said.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, Kenneth
Nwosu, confirmed the incident.
He said, "We have arrested the suspects and transferred them to the
Department of Criminal Investigation, Panti, Yaba.
"I am also aware that the detectives have taken the suspects to court."
Firstclassnewsline.net