Three Senior Secondary School students are currently being investigated by Police detectives in Ondo state for allegedly gang-raping a junior female student within the school premises.
The trio identified as Idris Matthew 17 years, Olawale Tobi 18 years and Ajayi Micheal 17 years are SS2, of Akure High School, located in Akure.
NigeriaCrime.com learned that the suspects, lured the victim, a 14-year-old student into the bush at the back of the school gate and gang-raped her last week Thursday.
Police sources disclosed that one of the suspects had earlier requested a relationship with the victim, which she declined.
According to the police source “It was during the break period, the boys monitored and ambushed the female student at the lonely place within the school.
“The victim went into a nearby bush in the school to defecate and on her way back, one of the boys noticed her and invited his two friends to join him in the ungodly act, which took place in an isolated place within the school premises.
“The three boys thereafter ambushed and took turns in rapping her.
However, trouble, as gathered, started when the victim walked into the classroom with blood stains on her uniform after the incident. And her fellow students who noticed raised alarm.
According to one of the victim’s classmates, name is withheld, “the school authorities were informed of the development and the police were invited. The suspects were subsequently arrested by police officers.
The suspects have been disturbing the girl in school for some time before they eventually took advantage of her.”
Nigeriacrime.com gathered that the suspects have been taken to the Juvenile children correctional centre”
Confirming the incident, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Funmi Odunlami said it was a case of conspiracy and defilement against the trio.
She said that the suspects have been arrested and are in their custody