Officers of the Nigeria Police from the Gender Section of the Lagos State Command have appended four 17-year-old boys, for allegedly conspiring and gang-raping a 16-year-old girl, as well as recording their various sex actions and uploading same on social media.
The young men, Taofik Jimoh, Oduyebo Samson, Adegoke Oluwatimileh, and Adesanya Aduragbemi, have been charged before the Court over their alleged conduct.
The quartet allegedly lured the girl into the apartment on 3rd June 2023, at Oshikomaya Street, Ikosi Ketu area of Lagos State, forcefully removed her clothes, and had sex with her one after the other.
While they engaged her in the callous act, they recorded their various actions with their mobile phones and uploaded the same on WhatsApp platforms and tiktok social media.
Having satisfied themselves, they allowed her to go but warned her not to tell anyone about it and threatened to deal with her if she revealed it to anyone.
However, the girl was unable to bear the trauma, and she revealed what happened to her parents. The matter was reported to the Police and they were arrested. They were later transferred to the Gender Section of the Command for interrogation over their alleged conduct.
After thorough interrogation, the Police found them culpable and subsequently charged them before the Ogba Magistrate Court for defilement, which attracts several years of imprisonment or life imprisonment.
The Court did not take their plea when they were arraigned after the prosecutor, Supol Akeem Raji, asked the Court to refer the matter to the DPP for legal advice and directed the prosecutor to duplicate the file and send it to DPP.
The matter was adjourned for mention for the report of the DPP’s advice to be available, which will determine if the matter will be transferred to the High Court or not over jurisdiction.
It was gathered that the matter may likely be transferred to the High Court for defilement if the DPP’s report finds them culpable and recommends their trial despite their age in line with the Criminal Laws of the State.
(PM Express)
