The police in Ogun State have launched a manhunt for a man who allegedly set up his girlfriend to be gang-raped by five men.
Three suspects have been arrested for allegedly gang-molesting the 22-year-old girl. The suspects; Ramoni Yusuf, 24, Abiodun Sikiru, 23, and Moses Oluwasegun 23, were arrested following a complaint lodged by the victim at Adatan Divisional Police Headquarters.
The victim reported that she followed her boyfriend, Abass Ramoni, who is now at large, to attend Glorious Guy Carnival on the 3rd of January, 2019 at Elega junction, Abeokuta.
She revealed that shortly after the carnival, at about 2.00am on the 4th January 2019, she followed Ramoni to his residence at Osoba Street, Elega, Abeokuta, to pass the night.
However, unknown to her, the boyfriend had arranged four of his friends in his house who suddenly stormed the room and raped her one after the other. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi said three out of the five hoodlums have been apprehended.
The victim was quickly taken to the General Hospital for medical treatment and that report confirmed that the she was raped.
The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, ordered a manhunt for the two suspects at large. He also directed that the case be transferred to the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labor Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for proper investigation and prosecution of the suspects.
