A
10-year-old boy, a 17-year-old, and a 22-year-old man have been
arraigned before an Ikorordu magistrate court for the alleged rape of a
7-year-old girl.
According to Vanguard, the
incident occurred last Friday in Adaraloye area of Ikorodu where
22-year-old Samuel Osholo and a 17-year old, both in the business of
tiling and Plaster of Paris settling, were employed to do some
renovations.
The boy who lives in the same compound with the victim was
said to have been convinced by his older counterparts to lure the girl
into a room where all three took turns in raping her. The girl and the
10-year-old boy were allegedly given money to buy their silence, but on
getting home the girl told her younger sister who went on to inform
their mother.
Samuel
and the 17-year-old both denied the allegations brought against them
and claim to have left Adaraloye hours before the incident. They pleaded
not guilty to the seven-count charge of conspiracy, indecent assault
and unlawful sexual intercourse.
On
his part, the 10-year-old boy who pleaded guilty recounted how the
incident occurred in Yoruba. “They came to work in the house. They fix
POP. The girl lives in our compound. They told me to invite her to meet
them in the room and I did. Then they asked me to go and get a cloth and
paper. They set the paper on the floor and laid the cloth on it. Then
they ordered me to take off her pant and do my own (have canal knowledge
of her). So, I took off her pant and did my own. Then they began to do
their own with the girl.”
The
father of the victim revealed he and his wife were away when the crime
happened and has called on the police to come to his aid, alleging that
he has been threatened with eviction if he doesn’t drop the case.
All
three defendants have been remanded - with the 22-year-old in Kirikiri
prison and the minors in different Homes - while the case was adjourned
till the 26th of January, 2016.
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