Police arrest two suspects for allegedly gang-raping 22-year-old girl in Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly gang-raping a 22-year-old at the Eleweran area of Abeokuta, the state capital.

gathered that the suspects, Seun Orokunle (38 years) and Sarumi Sodiq (28 years) were arrested following a report at the Public Complaint Bureau unit at the State police headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta by the victim.

It was gathered that the victim had told the police that she had gone to visit Seun Orokunle, her boyfriend when she was gang-raped.

Speaking to newsmen on Thursday, The Ogun State Police Spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said that when the girl got to her boyfriend’s residence, “she went to the bathroom to take her bath, but unknown to her that the said Seun Orokunle has invited his friend, Sarumi Sodiq, who came straight to meet her in the bathroom, dragged her out and the two of them took turns to have sex with her after beating her thoroughly.”

According to Oyeyemi, after the duo had satisfied themselves, Seun Orokunle dipped her clothes in a bucket of water to prevent her from leaving the house immediately.

While quoting the victim, Oyeyemi said that the suspects while claiming to be cultists, threatened to kill her if she dared report the incident to anyone.

Upon the report, the officer-in-charge of the Public Complaint Bureau, DSP Badmus Opeyemi, mobilized his men to go after the two suspects, who were eventually apprehended at the Aregbe area of Abeokuta.

The police spokesman stated that they have both confessed to the commission of the crime, adding that the Commissioner of Police in Ogun, Lanre Bankole, has ordered that the two should be immediately transferred to the state CIID for further investigation and diligent prosecution.