One out of four boys who allegedly gang-raped a 7- year old girl inside the Military Cantonment in Ikeja, Lagos has been arrested by Police and arraigned before a magistrate court.
The accused, Araga Victor, 27, alleged to have be among the four accused men confessed to the Police that it was devil and drug that influenced them to perpetrate the act.
Authoritative source revealed that the incident happened on 3rd November, 2021, at about 2pm inside the cantonment.
They were said to have lured the little girl and took turns to defile her before they allowed her to go.
Having satisfied themselves, they escaped leaving the victim bleeding profusely from her private part before her parents rushed her to an undisclosed hospital for treatment.
Though, the Police was silence on what could have led the suspects to have brutally abused the girl, but alleged them to have lured the victim into an apartment and abused her.
The matter was reported to the Police and the Commissioner of Police Special Squad, trailed them and eventually arrested one of the perpetrators, Araga Victor, 27.
During the interrogation of the suspect at the Police headquarters, Ikeja, he was reportedly confessed and mentioned his accomplices now at large
During the interrogation by the Police, it was discovered that they were four as revealed by the victim and Victor was culpable.
He was subsequently charged before the Ogba Magistrates Court for conspiracy and defilement.
The defendant risks life imprisonment if he is tried and found guilty before the Court for the alleged dastardly act.
When he was arraigned, the Court did not take his plea following a motion by the Prosecutor, Mr. Victor Eruada, who asked the Court to refer the matter to the DPP for advice.
Hence, the Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. O.A.Daodu, ordered his remand in Correctional Centre at Kirikiri town, Lagos, pending the outcome of the DPP’s advice.
The matter was adjourned for mention for DPP’s report to be available, which will determine if the matter will be transferred to the High Court or not over jurisdiction.
