Nigerian Police Arrest Rapists Disguised as Military Officers
The officers of
the Lagos State Police Command today announced that they arrested two rapists
in army uniform.
According to Punch,
the two men wore camouflage uniforms to rob and rape women in Oworonshoki and
Bariga areas of Lagos State.
Speaking with
newsmen today, the Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, said the
police sprang into action following complaints from victims, especially a
15-year-old girl.
Narrating how
the arrests were carried out, Badmos said:
“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.”
Some of the
items recovered from the suspects include a pair of army camouflage
uniforms, two berets, two mobile phones, four ATM cards from different banks
and 17 ID cards bearing different names.
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