Four masked men on Thursday raped a 12-year-old in the Abijo area of Ajah, Lagos.
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The incident happened in the victim’s residence while she was playing in the compound. Her father had reportedly gone to buy petrol for the generator after a power outage while she was participating in an online class.
The rapists, around 2pm, were said to have scaled the fence into the compound, dragged her inside and took turns on her.
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Saturday Punch reports that the mother, identified simply as Anthonia, explained that she was not in the house when the perpetrators raped her daughter.
“I went to the office and was called (on the phone) and told that my daughter was raped in our house. I learnt she was having her online class when suddenly, there was a power outage. My husband rushed out to get fuel at a filling station so that she could participate in the class seamlessly,” the mother recalled amid futile attempts to control her emotions.
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She stated, “Favour told us that while she was in the compound, four masked men jumped into the house through the fence. They took her inside and took turns to have sex with her, leaving her with multiple injuries,” she told the medium.
She added that she had been listening to a programme on the radio about rape before she was called and informed of her daughter’s situation.
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She said the underneath of her clitoris was bruised and she suffered a tear that made her bleed.
Anthonia said the case had been reported at Ajiwe Police Station in Ajah. She said it is evident the men were watching her family as they raped her daughter within few minutes the father went to get fuel.
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Bala Elkana, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, said the command has begun investigation. He said the men could be close to the family explaining why they wore masks to conceal their identities.
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