A photograph symbolising rape
By Tony Folarin
An 18-year-old boy, Qayum (surname withheld) has narrated how 16-year-old girl (names withheld) requested that he and three of his friends gang rape her.
The suspects were paraded by the Oyo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
Qayum refuted claims of rape, adding that it was the girl who solicited for intimacy with males, and was the one who indicated interest in having sexual relationship with men which culminated into pregnancy and and subsequent abortion.
The other suspected rapists are Azim and Mutiu (surnames withheld).
A 23-year-old unlicensed nurse, Oyindamola, was also arrested for who allegedly committing illegal abortion on the teenager.
The suspect were paraded along with others for various offences by the NSCDC Commandant, Augustine Padonu, at the weekend.
The Commandant told journalists that after the girl got pregnant, the alleged rapists got an unlicensed nurse who committed an illegal abortion for her to terminate the pregnancy before their misdeeds were exposed.
Qayum, said the girl was a nymphomaniac who openly solicited for men to have sexual relationship with her.
Qayum, a barber, who said that he started dating the girl few months ago, narrated: “We met at Eegbinola area and started dating. She is my girlfriend. One day, I took her to my friend’s place to sleep with her and when we entered the place, two of my friends were outside.
“We were yet to do anything when she asked that I allow my friends to enter, so I called them in. They were Fawaz and Azim. When they entered, we stated talking and one of my friends asked if she would allow the three of us to sleep with her, but she said no. She later said if my friends would buy food for her, she would allow us. My friend then went to buy meat pie. First, two of us slept with her in turns. It was at noon. I didn’t ejaculate in her.
“After we were done, she asked for our third friend and he came and also slept with her. Afterwards, I told her I was ready to go home and she said she was also ready too and she asked me to give her money and I said I didn’t have money. So my friends said we should gather money and we gave her N1000.
“One day, I met one neighbourhood brother, Mutiu, and I told him that the girl I am dating is so promiscuous that even if she is offered N200, she would allow anyone sleep with her, then Brother Mutiu said I should call her and I went to call her. I took her to his house. It was later that I got to know that she became pregnant.
“We noticed the pregnancy was about two to three months, and I said I don’t know anything about it. Even when I took her to my friends, it was less than a month from that time and when they said she would abort the pregnancy, I immediately opted out. I had slept with her once before the one I did with my friends.”
