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Teenager stripped, assaulted for alleged N1,500 theft

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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four women and two men for allegedly instigating an attack on a teenaged girl accused of stealing N1,500.

The suspects, Gbolahan Famuyiwa, Adewole Adesanya, Bukola Adesanya, Adedayo Adesanya, Mariam Saka and Funmilola Osuntayo were arrested yesterday at Somolu in Lagos State.

It was gathered that the victim, Ikimi Adewale, a hairdresser, has suffered physical, verbal and emotional torture from the suspects since April 18, when she was first accused of N16,000 theft.

The Nation learnt that the suspects allegedly put pepper in Adewale’s eyes, smeared it on her body, tied her neck, hands and legs as well as poured kerosene on her to force her to admit the theft.

They also allegedly assaulted the victim’s father and labelled him “father of a thief.”

Narrating her ordeal, Adewale said they tied her neck with a rope and sent her to buy powdered pepper, which they mixed with water and poured on her body twice.

She said: “In the morning of that day, I was eating with my siblings when Aunty Dayo called me to come and plait her hair. I told her I would come when I finished. I went to her room after my meal and she was not there.

“I just stayed there and suddenly I saw someone run out of the house.

In the evening of that day, they accused me of stealing N16,000. They later said they were looking for N6,000 and then N1,500.

“Then Iya Feranmi took fresh pepper and mixed inside water. She poured it in my eyes. The next day, Daddy Dayo came to our house and beat me up. He also beat up my father. They called some boys to beat us. One woman started begging them to leave us alone before they did. Iya Feranmi brought kerosene and matches. They poured kerosene on my body and wanted to strike a matchstick when someone took it from them. Auntie Muria brought belt they used to flog me.

“Since that day, anytime I passed by, they taunted me. They called me a thief and they tell my father that he gave birth to a thief. My mother was not around while all these were going on.

“Because of the pains I was in, I admitted I stole the money and they untied me. My father asked if they saw the money with me or if they saw me steal it, but Daddy Dayo slapped him.

“They scattered our apartment and in the process, they saw a cloth and new shoe and they accused me of using the money to buy them. Whereas, the cloth and shoe were bought for me and my siblings, but since mine was big, I folded it and kept it so that I will wear it when I grow to the size.”

Contacted, spokesman for the command, Chike Oti, a Superintendent of Police (SP) confirmed the arrest of the suspects.

He said the matter was brought to the attention of the command by a child’s right activist, adding that the case was transferred from the division to the Gender Unit at Ikeja.

 


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