NSCDC detains four men over alleged rape of minors in Osun

Four suspects have been taken into custody by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps’ (NSCDC) Osun State Command for allegedly raping two juveniles in the state.

In Iwo, Iwo Local Government Area, the suspects Sadiq Opeyemi, 30, Afeez Olalekan, 26, Ismail Ibrahim, 30, and Abdulahi Garba, 33, were taken into custody on December 3.

According to Mr. Igbalawole Sotiyo, the NSCDC Commandant in Osun, who paraded the accused Thursday in the state capital of Osogbo, they defiled the two juveniles, each of whom was 13 years old.

He said that the suspects admitted to the crime and that they had repeatedly slept with the girls after luring them with N500.

While trying to survive, the girls fell prey to the suspects’ tactics, according to the commandant, who pointed out that they were living with their grandparents.

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Despite living with their grandparents, these youngsters have not received proper care.

They were mistreated by the four suspects as they were trying to survive.

“The suspects were found to have committed the crime after a discreet inquiry.

“In order to serve as a deterrent to other criminally inclined individuals in the society, I want to reassure members of the public that those who commit this offense will be subject to the full force of the law,” he stated.

Speaking to reporters, the suspects acknowledged that, after paying the girls money, they did, in fact, sleep with them at various times and locations.