Posted on: 08:26 Fri, 22 Jan 2016



A 37-year-old man has been arrested by the
Lagos State police for allegedly raping a
mentally-challenged girl (names withheld).

It was learned that the suspect, Adesola Moses,
who resides at Osenatuilo Street, Alagbado by
AIT Road, reportedly raped the victim in her
mother’s shop.

It was gathered that the suspect took
advantage of the victim’s mental health and had
anal sex with her.

According to a family member who spoke to
Vanguard, the victim’s mother, Muiynant
Mustapha, left her 19-year-old daughter in her
shop to attend a party, when the suspect
sneaked into the shop, asked the girl to remove
her clothes and raped her.

The relative said: “While the act was ongoing, a
10-year-old girl, Tunrayo, daughter of the
landlord, who usually plays with the victim, saw
them and ran out to alert people. By the time
people got to the shop, the suspect had
escaped.”

It was learned that in a bid to identify the
suspect, the elders in the community gathered
12 young men in the area and Tunrayo was able
to identify the suspect, who had changed his
clothes to avoid recognition.

The case, which was initially reported at
Alagbado, is currently being investigated at
State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence
Department, SCIID, Panti, Lagos.