A 28-year-old fashion designer, identified only as Ituah, was caught and beaten up by angry mob on Mosaku Street, in the Oshodi area of Lagos State, for allegedly raping a two-year-old girl. The
suspect was later dragged to the Akinpelu Police Division.
The mother of the girl, identified simply as Mrs. Ajibade, had gone to the toilet to urinate and left the girl in the corridor. The victim was said to have gone to play with Ituah, who has a shop in front of the victim’s house, when the suspect allegedly raped her. A neighbour reportedly caught the fashion designer and raised the alarm, which attracted a mob.
The mother of the victim narrated her story saying she had left the girl in the corridor so that she would not play with electric appliances in the sitting room.
She said, “It was around 5pm on Sunday that the incident happened. We live in a face-me-I-face-you house. The suspect has a shop in front of our house. I went to the toilet and returned without seeing my daughter in the corridor. I had left her in the corridor because I did not want her to play with electric sockets in the house.
When I came back, I could not find her. I did not know she was with the fashion designer. When my girl was brought from the shop, she just pointed to her private parts and cried, ‘Ituah, Ituah’. That was how I examined her pants and discovered that she had been raped.''
Meanwhile, the suspect is denying the allegation saying he only inserted his fingers into the girl’s private parts. He is in custody at the gender unit of the command headquarters while further Investigation is ongoing into the matter
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