Emmanuel Thomas I November 17, 2016
Nigeria -A Lagos High Court, sitting in Ikeja was on Wednesday told the sordid story of how 14 year old Zainab Sani was abducted and gang-rapped by four grown up boys at Ketu, Lagos.
Police Sargent, Taiwo Layiwola who was testifying before her Lordship, Justice Ipaye said the four boys, Wale, Femi, Oluwanifemi and Jubril Ibrahim abducted the 14 year old girl with a motorcycle at 6am on her way to board a BRT bus to school.
Said they took Zainab to their house at number 79 Olabisi Adelesi Street, Ajiliti, Ikorodu where they subjected her to sexual ordeal one after the other.
“They locked her inside the house when they finished and left but came back to open the door when they felt it was closing time for students”, she said.
She said the four suspects were arrested when her mother, Iyabo Sani came to the police station to lodge complain about the incident.
Earlier, Iyabo Sani told the court that she suspected her daughter Zainab who was born March, 2009 when she returned home 29th May, 2013 when she was walking in an awkward manner and begged her to confess.
She said her daughter refused to confess initially since said the assailants told her she would die upon confession until the 5th day when she enlisted the support of a neighbour who told her that the community is filled with rumour of rape of her daughter.
She said the assailants and her family live in the same street. She said she was forced to withdraw her daughter from the school in Arena to Ilorin, Kwara State when she learnt that the suspects have been released on bail.
The matter has been adjourned till December 16 for trial.
