Two fake army officers, who kidnapped and raped a
15-year-old girl on Akerele Street in the Oworonshoki area of Lagos State, have
been nabbed by men of the Lagos State Police Command.
According to reports, the suspects – Damilola Balogun, 20, and Joseph
Agbo, 26, (who operated with a motorcycle) – ostensibly abducted the
teenag
er who was sent on an errand by her parents at 10pm on and raped her
overnight leaving the victim by the roadside the next day.
“The victim came to report the problem at the station. She
was on an errand along Akerele Street in Oworonshoki when the men, who wore
army camouflage, accosted her.” A police source said.
Continuing, the source said; “Before she could cry for help,
they had forcefully whisked her away on a motorcycle to Muritala bus stop where
she was raped till daybreak. They threatened to kill her if she shouts. They
later released her in the early hours of the second day.”
SP Dolapo Badmos,
the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, informed that four ATM cards
and 17 identity cards were recovered from the suspects.
She stated that; “The police recovered items which included
military camouflage, two berets, two mobile phones, four ATM cards from
different banks, and 17 ID cards bearing different names. After interrogation,
it was discovered that the suspects were impersonators.
“They are also suspected to be hoodlums terrorizing the
area. The suspects will be transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad for
further research and action.
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