Man Seizes Girl's Underwear After Raping Her in Lagos

 

A 45-year old fashion designer named Fasasi who lives in the Agege area of Lagos state has been accused of raping a 16-year old girl and seizing her clothes and underwear after the act.

 

The crime reportedly happened when the girl who is a Secondary School Class 1 student was sent an errand by her mother. Fasasi called on her along the line to help him buy food. Fasisi intelligently lured her into his room under the guise of giving her the plates to put the food to be purchased.

 

He threatened her with a knife,made her take off her clothes and raped her. After the incident, he refused to give her the clothes with threats of stabbing her if she screamed. She grabbed one of Fasasi's wrappers and ran out of his room. It was during this that neighbours helped to secure her rescue from the rapist.

The matter was said to have been reported at the Isokoko Police Division, and Fasasi was arrested. The victim was interviewed and she explained:

“It was on April 19, 2015, at about 5pm. My mother and I live on Shaiba Street in the Agege area. I had never gone to the tailor’s house before. I did not know he was a rapist.

“On the fateful day, he asked me to follow him inside his room to get the plates that I would use to buy food for him. Once I entered the room, he immediately locked the door behind him. He then brought out a knife and threatened to kill me if I did not undress.

“I begged him, but he did not listen. I was scared that he would kill me, so I obeyed. But after removing my clothes and underwear, he collected them from me, and went out with them.

"I asked him where he was taking them to; he said he was taking them to his shop.

“Seconds later, he returned and he raped me. I was shouting inside the room, but no one seemed to hear me. When he was done, I asked for my clothes, but he said he would not release them unless he had one more round. As soon as I saw an opportunity, I took one of his wrappers, and forced my way out of his room.”

“When I got outside, I met a woman who was one of Fasasi’s neighbours. When she saw me, she understood what had happened and confronted him.”

A resident, who identified herself simply as Abiola, said that one Singede bailed the suspect after he was arrested.

 

Meanwhile, Directorate of Public Prosecutions have launched a fresh investigation into the incident.