OYO POLICE ARREST TEENAGERS FOR GANG-RAPING A 17-YEAR-OLD GIRL
BY DAMILOLA LAWRENCE
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested two teenagers for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl and recording the act on their phones.
The two friends, who after raping the victim, sent the video of the sexual act to another friend, who demanded sex from the girl so as not to upload the film on social media.
In a statement by The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Adewale Osifeso, on Tuesday night, he said that the three friends were among 30 suspected criminals arrested by the command.
The statement read, āOn the 24th of october 2022 at about 12pm, the victim, (name withheld) āfā 17yrs visited her friend Joshua Adegoke āmā age 18 years at his residence where she met one Peter Akintunde āmā, age 18 years.
āAt Joshuaās place, she was given a bottle of soft drink after which she was invited to his room for sex an offer which she declined. In a bid to salvage what she sensed was becoming a trouble, she innocently asked Peter, Joshuaās friend to prevail on his friend but instead Peter advised her to offer Joshua what he demanded.
āAt this point, both friends took turns to forcefully and unlawfully have carnal knowledge of their victim while simultaneously recording the act. After this, Joshua deliberately transferred the video footage to another friend, one Oluwanjoba Adetona, who also reached out to the victim demanding for sex in exchange for not uploading the footage on social media.
āThe suspects have voluntarily confessed to the crime and are helping with the investigation.ā
The PPRO said apart from the three suspects, 27 other suspects were also arrested for various criminal activities including kidnapping, robbery and others.
A locally made pistol and ammunitions was said to have been recovered by the police.
The statement further read, āIn the same vein, the commandās focus shall be beamed on correctional facilities, banks, media houses, schools, public infrastructures, major landmarks, business districts, places of worship and recreational facilities.
āParents, guardians and leaders wielding degrees of influence are advised to prevail on their children, wards and protĆ©gĆ©s against being used as canon-fodders for the process as decisive actions would be taken on anyone caught disrupting the enviable level of relative tranquility enjoyed in the state.ā