A 23-year-old lady has accused two
customs officers, identified as Felola Uzezi and Mohammed Sanni, of taking
turns to rape her.
The victim told policemen from Area
K Police Command, that she met one of the customs officers on Facebook and had
decided to visit after an invitation. The visit however turned nasty as her Facebook
friend, with his colleague, allegedly raped her.
It was gathered that the men had been
picked by policemen from Area K Command and are presently being quizzed.
The two men, attached to Gbaji Custom’s
checkpoint were alleged to have carried out the incident at Limca Bus Stop
area, along Badagry Expressway, home of Felola Uzezi.
The victim reportedly said: “I met Uzezi
on Facebook and became friends with him. After a while, he invited me to his
house. Uzezi invited Sanni over to his place when I came to visit him.
“Uzezi asked me for sex, but I told
him that I was menstruating. When his friend Sanni came, they raped me.”
The victim later went to report the
rape to the police and both suspects were picked.
Police who visited the scene of the crime,
allegedly found blood stains on Uzezi’s bed and a boxer he gave the victim to
wipe herself after the act.
The National Public Relations
Officers of the Nigerian Customs Service, Mr. Wale Adeniyi reacting to the
allegation said: “I’m aware of this case but details are still sketchy. The Seme
Command Comptroller has been notified and he is working with the police for a
thorough investigation. We will await a formal report from the police to enable
the Comptroller-General take appropriate action. While we await this, we must
state that the Service frowns at such heinous crime and perpetrators if found guilty,
will be dealt with.”
Confirming the incident, police
spokesperson, Ngozi Braide said: “They did not meet on Facebook. They met
somewhere and exchanged phone numbers. She went to visit and another colleague
came and they had carnal knowledge of her. She pleaded with them, but they
refused to listen her pleas. The case will be transferred to the State Criminal
Investigations Department(SCID) tomorrow.”
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