{Horrible} How Men Disguised As Soldiers In Army Uniform To RaPe.
Two men who disguised as soldiers to rob and rape women in Oworonshoki and Bariga areas of the state have been arrested.
The Lagos State Police Command made this revelation on Wednesday.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the command’s Public
Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, who confirmed this while briefing
newsmen in Lagos, said that the police, acting on complaints by some of
the victims, cordoned the area which led to the arrest of the suspects.
According to Badmos, a 15-year-old girl (name withheld) residing in the area reported to the police that she was a victim.
“On Aug. 12, at about 8.00 a.m. the police at Oworonshoki Division
received complaints from one 15-year-old girl who lives at Oworonshoki
Area that she has been raped.
“She reported that on Thursday at about 10.30 p.m., she was running
an errand along Akerele Street, Oworonshoki, when suddenly the suspects,
riding on a motorcycle, accosted her.
“She said the suspects forcefully whisked her away on their
motorcycle to Bariga by Murtala Bus Stop and raped her till the early
hours of Friday, threatening to kill her if she shouted.
“Following the victim’s report, the Anti-Crime Patrol Policemen from
Oworonshoki Division quickly mobilised to the address and in a raid
arrested two men, 26-year-old Joseph Agbo, and 20-year-old Balogun
Damilola.”
She said that the police recovered a pair of army camouflage
uniforms, two berets, two mobile phones and four ATM cards from
different banks from the suspects.
“Other items recovered from them are army accoutrements and 17 ID cards bearing different names,’’ he said.
Badmos said the suspects confessed to impersonation and other crimes in Oworonshoki and Bariga areas.
He said the suspects had been transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery
Squad of the command for discreet investigation and subsequent
prosecution.
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