setting up her friend to be gang raped after a misunderstanding
between them.
The victim (names withheld) was reportedly ambushed by six armed men,
suspected to be cultists, at about 8p.m., around Olaosebikan Street in
Somolu area of Lagos.
The gunmen, said to have earlier propositioned her, which she
rejected, took turns on her for over four hours inside an apartment at
Elewure's House, around Bajulaiye Compound, where she was taken.
The suspected cultists, it was gathered, accused the victim, a
computer operator, of accepting a member of a rival cult group as a
lover.
The victim, who gave the names of the suspects (withheld) to policemen
at Alade Division, said two of them saw her off to a street close to
hers, from where she walked home.
Police frees suspect
Vanguard reports that one of the suspects was arrested at a hotel
located off Bajulaye Street, but was released.
It was gathered that during investigation, the victim's friend,
identified as Vera, allegedly masterminded the incident and was
arrested last Saturday.
Police sources hinted that Vera admitted to the claim, saying she did
it out of bitterness.
The police source said: "She said it was after an argument that she
threatened to deal with the victim. A few days later, the victim was
raped.
"The victim will be invited here tomorrow (Thursday), where both of
them will sit face-to-face, during the interrogation section.
"We are also on the trail of the suspected rapists. Thereafter, they
will all be charged to court.
Currently, the victim is in good condition after undergoing treatment."
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