Three men who had the nerve to attack and r*pe a pregnant woman have been nabbed in Kwara State.
The PUNCH reports that the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kwara state Command, has arrested the three suspects for alleged r*pe of a seven-month pregnant woman in Woro Village in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state.
The suspects: Lawal Ibrahim, 25; Mohammed Issa, 19; and Ibrahim Ahmed, 20; were also alleged to have robbed a couple and carted away their goods on Tuesday, July 5th, 2022 at Woro Village.
The Public Relations Officer of NSCDC in the state, Ayeni Olasunkanmi, who confirmed the incident said that one of the three suspects, Lawal, was arrested while trying to sell some items stolen from the home of the couple.
“A case of r*pe and robbery was reported on the 5th July at the NSCDC Woro outpost. The crime was reported to have happened at Woro Village in Kaiama Local government area, Kwara state at about 2:00hrs.
“The victims; a seven months pregnant woman and her husband were allegedly attacked by the suspects in their house at Woro. The 7 months pregnant woman was allegedly r*ped and some items were carted away by the assailants.
“Upon getting the report, the state Acting Commandant, DCC Jonah Gabriel, gave order that the perpetrators be fished out.
“However, luck ran out on the suspects as one of them, Lawal Ibrahim, was arrested by our men while he was trying to dispose of the stolen items.
The apprehended suspect, Ibrahim, gave some confessional statements which eventually led to the arrest of the other two suspects.
Ayeni said that all the three suspects have been arraigned before Area court in Kaiama so as to keep them in lawful detention while the Judge, Mr Usman Lukman, has ordered that the suspects be remanded at the Federal correctional Centre, New Bussa, till 27th of July 2022.
He said that the Acting Commandant DCC, Jonah Gabriel, has appealed to members of the public to always support the corps with timely and accurate information so as to ensure a more secure and violent-free society.
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