Lagos police command have arrested a 37-year-old man for allegedly raping a mentally-challenged girl (names withheld).
The suspect, Adesola Moses, who resides at
Osenatuilo Street, Alagbado by AIT Road, reportedly raped the victim in
her mother’s shop. the suspect took advantage of the victim’s mental health and had anal sex with her.
According to a family member the
victim’s mother, Muiynant Mustapha, left her 19-year-old daughter in her
shop to attend a party, when the suspect sneaked into the shop, asked
the girl to remove her clothes and raped her.
The relative said: “While the act was ongoing, a 10-year-old girl,
Tunrayo, daughter of the landlord, who usually plays with the victim,
saw them and ran out to alert people. By the time people got to the
shop, the suspect had escaped.”
It was gathered that in effort to identify the suspect, the elders in
the community gathered 12 young men in the area and Tunrayo was able to
identify the suspect, who had changed his clothes to avoid recognition.
The case, which was initially reported at Alagbado, is currently
being investigated at State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence
Department, SCIID, Panti, Lagos.
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