3 teenagers lands in court over gang rape of 13-year-old girl

Firstclass newsline learnt that three teenagers, Elijah Adebowale,
Suleiman Balogun and Shefiu Adam, were on Thursday charged before a
Yaba Chief Magistrates' Court in Lagos State over the gang rape of a
13-year-old girl.
Adebowale (15), Balogun (16) and Adam (14), who all resides at the Iju
area of Lagos, are being tried on a two-count charge of conspiracy and
unlawful carnal knowledge of the girl. The prosecutor, Inspector Rita
Momah, told the court that the teenagers and three others, now at
large, committed the offences on October 5 in an uncompleted building
at Olopade Street, Iju-Ishaga, Lagos. Momah said that the accused
conspired to lure the 13-year-old to the building, where the six of
them took turns with her. She explained that the accused persons
spotted the 13-year-old coming out of a church and sent her to get
drinks for them. According to Momah, the accused offered the
13-year-old a bottle of drink that was already spiked and each of them
all had carnal knowledge of her. The prosecution submitted that the
offences contravened sections 409 and 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos
State, 2011. The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charge
levelled against them. The judge, Mr F.A Adeeyo, granted the accused
bail in the sum of N300,000 each, with two sureties in like sum and
adjourned the case till December 7 for continuation of hearing.
Firstclassnewsline.net