Residents of Apata, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, were shocked yesterday to hear the news of the rape of an 11-year-old girl.
Four suspects have been arrested by the police for defiling the minor. The act, it was learnt occurred on Saturday as the girl was hawking detergent for her mother.
Some residents said the girl hawked with her brother but on that day, she was alone in the area as her brother went to collect money from a customer on the other street.
They said two men on a motorcycle approached the victim to buy three sachets of the product. Each costs N50.
After delivering the products, she was offered N500 and when the victim said she did not have their balance, she was told to come with them to a location where she would collect her money.
After rejecting the idea, she was said to have been dragged to an uncompleted building where two other men were waiting.
A source, who pleaded for anonymity, said the minor was raped by the four men, who were notorious criminals in the area.
She said: “The victim lives with her mother in this area and was able to identify her attackers, which led to their arrest.
“The mother is separated from her husband. They have three children together. When she threatened to report to the police, they threatened to beat her up and later offered her money to keep quiet.
“One of the suspects has connection with the police and boasted that even if she reported them, they would not be arrested. They didn’t show remorse for their sin.”
Police spokesman Adekunle Ajisebutu said the suspects would be charged to court if found guilty.
He said: “The case was reported by the mother of the victim. Because of the seriousness of the crime, Commissioner of Police Samuel Adegbuyi directed that the case should be transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department for thorough investigation.”
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