The men were said to have tricked the victim into a primary school at Yansiwhe in the
Lagos State and took turns in raping her.
The men, who were less concerned
passed
she
that
however, used her hijab
fan her then ordered her to leave the premises.
The suspects, who were all nationals of Benin Republic, were said to have
after
scene
the
fled
According to the police, arrested 40-year-old Setonji
Huvensu, 25, confessed that they had slept with the girl in an unnamed primary school.
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The police, however said efforts were on-going to arrest the other suspects currently at large.
suspects
two
The
and Huvensu, who were arraigned on two counts of rape and conspiracy, pleaded guilty to the charges.
The police prosecutor,
Nwangwu,
Peter
court said: “On August 16, 2014 at about 5pm, the two defendants and four others now at large, conspired together and had intercourse
the victim without her consent.
“She reported the matter at the Yaba
She explained that
Police Division.
on the fateful day, she was called by the men while she was hawking a local sweet.
“They bought some from her and after she finished selling
other customers, she
meet them for her money.
“She went to meet
being the eldest and he directed her to meet Abraham
started directing her to one another.
Paul told her to go
“Finally,
primary school within
that the youngest among them was there and he would give her the money.”
The prosecutor said the 20-year-old innocently went
building without knowing the men were on her trail.
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“They overpowered her and tore her pants. Two others held her legs apart and they raped her.
“At a point, she became very weak and fainted. The men used her hijab to fan her and asked her to get up and go home.
“She wore just a long gown and she went directly to the police to report the matter.”
The Police Inspector,
urged the court to sentence the men accordingly, as “the first defendant is
and
grandfather
a
have a daughter of the girl’s age.”
The defendants, who spoke through an interpreter, admitted
prosecutor’s account
begging the court to forgive them.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A. Ipaye-Nwachukwu,
statements of the defendants and the victim as exhibits and found them
the
of
guilty
sentencing them
imprisonment on each count.
She said: “On count one, the first and second defendant
sentenced to five years imprisonment with hard labour.
“On count two,
sentenced to
imprisonment. The sentences are to run concurrently.”
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