Group of landlords storm police station, report suspected homosexual rapist

Firstclass newsline learnt that 25 landlords from the Temidire,
Alagbado area of Lagos State stormed the premises of the Lagos State
Police Command, Ikeja, on Wednesday to report a suspected homosexual
in the area.
Firstclass newsline learnt that the complainants, who were led by
theBaale, Alhaji Najimu Abioye, submitted a petition to the
Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, saying that the residents'
lives were in danger as the suspect continually harassed them with
thugs.
They alleged that the suspect, identified as Alhaji Tunji, had raped
many young men in the area, and usually moved with thugs to collect
money from traders and the people building houses in the community.
Speaking with a source, theBaalesaid the matter had been reported to
the police at the Alagbado division, adding that Tunji continued to
"buy his way out, and terrorise us with hoodlums."
He said the recent activity of the Alhaji was to take possession of
people's lands, boasting that he could not be arrested.
He said, "Tunji is a gay. He has raped several boys in our area. The
father of one of the victims is here with us.
"We have reported him to the police at Alagbado, but he went to Area
G, Ogba, and lied that we brought hoodlums to his house and burgled
it. At that time, he left the area, but resurfaced later to start
another round of trouble.
"Now, he is taking over people's plots of land and selling them. He
has thugs who work for him to unleash mayhem. That is why we have run
to the police to help us tame him. He is also a gay. The father of one
of the victims is here."
The father of the victim, who did not want his name in print, called
his son, Olufemi (not real name), on the phone and asked a source to
speak with him.
The son, who worked as a plumber, told our correspondent on the phone
that he had gone to work on Tunji's property, when the suspect lured
him to a room, and asked him to undress.
He added that he ran out when Tunji attempted to sleep with him.
He said, "About two weeks ago, one of my friends called me that there
was work to do at the Alhaji's house. When I got there, he began to
ask me questions.
"On the evening of the third day, I was with him in his living room
and he asked me to enter his bedroom, He then asked me to start
undressing. Eventually, I ran out of the house."
Firstclass newsline learnt that the police had invited the suspect
for interrogation.
Speaking with a source on the telephone, Tunji said there was nothing
true in the allegations levelled against him.
He added that theBaalehad a habit of extorting money from the
landlords to realise his selfish ends.
He said, "There is no truth in what they are saying. Who is running
after those aged landlords?
"The fact is that theBaaleis not even entitled to that position, but
he has formed a caucus, and extorted from the landlords.
"He lied to them that he will fight their cause.
"Did you see any land agent that does not have co-workers? I don't
have thugs. I have co-workers. When I visit the landed property under
my supervision and some people try to fight us, there is no evil in
fighting them back."
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu,
said he would get back to our correspondent on the matter.
Firstclassnewsline.net