Nigeria – Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command, attached to Mowe division have arrested two brothers, Femi Fagbohun, aged 43, and Kayode Fagbohun, aged 41, over the alleged kidnap, robbery and rape of a 17-year-old girl.
Confirming the arrest, the Command spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola said, “The victim reported on Monday at about 10:02 am that while travelling from Lekki in Lagos State to Abeokuta garage in Mowe, she booked an online ride in a Toyota Camry with registration number EKP 352AE.
“Whe she arrived at the front of Deeper Life Church Lotto in Mowe, the vehicle suddenly stopped, and another man entered the car with a broken bottle, threatening to kill her if she made any noise.
“The driver then drove off to an unknown location. During the ride, she was informed that she had been kidnapped and was asked to call someone to pay a ransom.
“She called her boyfriend, Akinwale Williams, who transferred N200,000 to an FCMB account belonging to one Awanatu Hamzat Adejoke.
“A sum of N50,000 cash was forcefully taken from her, including an iPhone 13 Pro Max valued at N840,000.
“She was then taken to a remote area at Omu Junction, Ofada and raped by the assailants”.
According to Odutola, investigators tracked her stolen to one Tunde Ajayi, who led the detectives to Kayode in Oke Sioni Imedu and later to Femi.
She added that on interrogation, the two men confessed to the crime, adding that they sold the vehicle used in carrying out the dastard act.
She revealed that an unregistered blue Toyota Camry was recovered from the suspect and the case would be transferred to the SCID for further investigation and likely prosecution.
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