The police in Ekiti State have arrested four persons over the alleged rape and cyber-stalking of a 28-year-old woman.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Moronkeji Adesina, identified the suspects as Miracle (19), Bello (20), Peace (20) and Emmanuel (22).
Adesina, in a release in Ado Ekiti by the Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, said efforts were ongoing to arrest the fifth suspect, who escaped on sighting policemen from the Juvenile Welfare Centre of the State Criminal Investigation Department on April 21.
The police spokesperson stated, “The victim narrated that on April 5, 2022, her boyfriend, one Victor, who is currently at large, invited her to a hotel in Ado Ekiti. She obliged after much persuasion and went to see Victor.
“To her dismay, on getting to the hotel room where Victor lodged, she met him with four of his friends who were all drinking alcohol, smoking weed and catching fun.
“According to the victim, she was offered one of the bottles of drink, which she took and became unconscious. She regained her consciousness at a point only to discover that one of the suspects was having sexual intercourse with her while others were videotaping them and making fun of her.
“The victim said she begged them to delete the video, but to her surprise, the video was later posted on social media via Tik-Tok.”
Abutu said following prompt intervention by men of the SCID where the matter was reported, four of the suspects were arrested while the fifth escaped.
He said, “One of the suspects confessed that he actually had sexual intercourse with the victim in the presence of the other suspects. All the suspects arrested will be charged to court.”
Interesting
Must be tracked
Let them face justice