Thursday 28 January 2016
Seven men abduct, gang-rape fashion designer
Olaleye Aluko
A fashion designer, Funmi (pseudonym),
has been abducted and gang-raped by seven men on Powerline Road, Oko
Oba, in the Agege area of Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the
Elere Police Division, where the rape was reported, had arrested a
32-year-old man, Abiodun Ariyo, as one of the suspects.
Ariyo, who is a cobbler and reportedly
made advances to Funmi in the past which she refused, allegedly led six
of his friends to abduct and gang-rape the 20-year-old lady.
Our correspondent learnt that on Sunday
at about 9pm, Funmi was returning home from her shop when she was said
to have been waylaid by Ariyo on Powerline Road.
The suspect, who reportedly came with six men, allegedly dragged the lady to a place where she was gang-raped.
Our correspondent gathered that Funmi
was thereafter taken away to a yet-to-be-identified building where she
was kept till the evening of Monday.
The victim’s family members were said to
have looked everywhere for the lady without success, after which they
reported at the police station.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the gang later sneaked into the area at about 11pm on Monday and dropped off Funmi on her street.
The lady was said to have become unconscious, as she could not talk for about a day.
Speaking with PUNCH Metro, Funmi’s elder brother, Olasunkanmi, said the family was distraught while trying to find out the whereabouts of the victim.
He said, “Abbey (Ariyo) had earlier
disturbed my sister, but she was not interested. Later, he bought her a
phone which she collected. When we learnt about it, we told her to
return it as Abbey was not a responsible man.
“She went to return the phone to Abbey
on Saturday. On Sunday, she was returning home around 9pm from her shop
when Abbey led some guys to rape her.
“They took her to a place where they
slept with her. We searched for her all through Sunday till Monday. I
went to her shop, but her friends said they did not see her. Around 11pm
on Monday, she staggered back home.
“We asked her what happened, but she
could not say anything. It was on the second day, Tuesday, that she told
us that it was Abbey and his friends that gang-raped her.
“She could not recall other faces well, but she recognised Abbey. However, the police have yet to arrest the other suspects.”
A social worker, identified only as Ike,
who took Funmi for medical examination, said the result was being
awaited to know if the victim had any complication.
She said, “The lady could identify only
one person who has now been arrested. The suspect and his parents live
in the same house. The man is still denying the incident. She has been
taken for a medical test and we are awaiting the result.”
PUNCH Metro learnt that the matter had been brought to the attention of the Lagos State Domestic and Social Violence Response Team.
The team’s Coordinator, Lola
Vivour-Adeniyi, said the Department of Public Prosecutions had prepared a
letter to request the duplicate case file once the matter was charged
to court.
She said, “When the victim was brought
to our attention, we engaged the Divisional Police Officer and the
police ensured the arrest of one of the key suspects.
“This is a drug-addicted rape, so the
lady could barely recognise the faces. She narrated to us that when she
saw Abbey, they were talking about his phone.
“She suddenly saw different men behind
him, and one of them used a handkerchief to cover her nose. That was the
last thing she knew.
“We are waiting for the result of the
medical tests. So, once the matter is charged to court, we have stood by
with the DPP to request the duplicate case file for advice.”
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