…police arrest suspect, to arraign him in court
Ade Adebayo
A 40-year-old man, Itah Ogah, has been arrested by the police operatives at the Ejigbo Division in Lagos for penetrating a 10-year-old boy through the anus.
Ogah, allegedly carried out the dastardly act after luring the minor to a brothel at Powerline Street, Ejigbo, Lagos.
It was gathered that the minor, who has been referred to the Mirabel Centre for urgent attention, sustained various injuries and tear in his anus as Ogah forcibly penetrated him.
Sources in the area, who confirmed the incident, said Ogah had lured the minor to take some alcoholic drink before he forcibly penetrated him.
He was also reported to have allegedly claimed the minor was his son when he came across some people in the brothel.
“It is a high time the police beamed their searchlight on this area. This area is now known for rapists. It was last week that a girl was raped to death; now it is another man that raped a boy and tore his anus. I believe the police that arrested him will make sure he pays for this”, Olawale, a resident said.
He also recounted that “The boy’s noise attracted people to the brothel, where they caught him in the act. The boy’s mother immediately reported the matter to the police, who came to arrest the man. I also learnt that the boy could not walk again. He was carried to the police station with blood in his trousers.”
Another resident, who didn’t want his name mentioned, said, “ The house was not a hotel, but a depot of hoodlums in the area where they perform various atrocities. Ogah lured the boy there and raped him through the anus. He and his colleagues are a terror in this area, especially at night. When he was caught in the act, he was threatening those people until police came for him. Police should not spare him and his partners in crime”.
A police officer, who declined to be identified, confirmed Ogah’s arrest.
He said, “He will be interrogated better on the matter and transfered to SCIID, Panti, before he’s taken to court later. We are ready to flush them out of this area. No mercy for them.”
Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, could not be reached as at press time.