Three Men Arrested For Gang-r*pe In Lagos

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The police have arrested three men for allegedly gang-r*ping a 14-year-old girl in Lagos.

The suspects, David Gideon, 21, Sodiq Olayitan, 24, and Mubarak Tajudeen, 23, were said to have abducted, gagged and took turns to r*pe the victim at Lakeview Estate, Phase Two, Amuwo Odofin.

It was learnt that the incident occurred around 5:30pm on February 14 and the boys who committed the crime were four.

Police spokesman Adekunle Ajisebutu said efforts were on to arrest the fourth suspect.

Ajisebutu said the police moved to the scene as soon as they received information, adding that they recovered a cutlass, dagger, hammer and charms from the suspects.

He said the suspects have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti at the instance of the Commissioner of Police (CP) Abiodun Alabi, for discreet investigation, adding that the victim was rushed to the hospital for treatment.