Three men arrested for gang-raping a teenager in Lagos

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Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested three suspects for allegedly gang-raping a 14-year-old girl at Lakeview Estate, Phase Two, Amuwo Odofin area of the state.

The state Police spokesman Adekunle Ajisebutu, who made this known said the suspects – David Gideon, 21, Sodiq Olayitan, 24, and Mubarak Tajudeen, 23 and another suspect now at large, abducted and gang-raped the teenager around 5:30pm on February 14.

Ajisebutu said the police moved to the scene as soon as they received information, adding that they recovered a cutlass, dagger, hammer and charms from the suspects.

He added that efforts were on to arrest the fourth suspect.

The suspects have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti at the instance of the Commissioner of Police (CP) Abiodun Alabi, for discreet investigation, adding that the victim was rushed to the hospital for treatment.

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