Mustapha Muhammad Tukur

Police operatives in Ejigbo have arrested about five suspects in connection with the death of an 11-year-old girl who was reportedly raped to death in an abandoned building at Olanrewaju Street, Ejigbo Lagos.

It was gathered that the victim, Favour Okechukwu, was sent on an errand to buy a carton of gala for her mother on Wednesday, but did not return until her corpse was found

The victim’s father, Mr. John Okechukwu said he searched everywhere for the little girl and eventually found her body on Thursday at the abandoned building.

The residents of the community exp,ained that such incidents are common in the environment as hoodlums kidnap girls and rape them.

One of the suspects, Tabi (a.k.a Tboy) from Cross River State, who claimed the ownership of the building, said he was not around when the incident took place, but came back around 9pm and saw his door open, only for him to see the girl’s body on the floor.

He explained that it has always been a recurring experience for him to meet his door opened whenever he comes back home.

The Police DPO of the area, CSP Olabisi Okuwobi said an investigation is ongoing on the matter, stating the Police are working hard to fish out all culprits.

The chairman of Ejigbo Local Community Development Association, LCDA, Hon. Monsuru Bello Obe who visited the scene of the incident vowed that all illegal shanties in the community would be demolished especially, buildings under the powerline.

He charged the Community Development Association (CDA) to be on the alert to ensure they work with the security agents and the local government in order to eradicate criminality within the area while promising that he would ensure that the culprits are brought to book.