AKURE — Six men suspected to be members of a cult known as Blue Angel, have allegedly gang raped a 16-year-old secondary school student in Akure, Ondo State capital.
The boys reportedly recorded the act on their mobile phone and used it to threaten the girl saying they would upload it on the internet if she dares report them to her parents or the police.
The victim (name withheld) went ahead to report the incident which led to the arrest of two of the alleged rapists. She said that the six boys blindfolded her and threatened to rip her open with knife if she failed to cooperate. They were arrested by officials of the state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.
Those arrested are Banjo Olasehinde, 25, A.K.A. Obanje Babalowo Sherry and Adewale Fadunsi, 28, a fashion designer. Those on the run include Tope Oluwole; Tope, A.K.A Jigan and Muyideen, a.k.a. Gbem.
Spokesman of NSCDC in the state, Kayode Balogun, said one of the suspects, Banjo Olasehinde, has confessed to the crime and the fact that they belong to a cult group known as Blue Angel. According to Balogun, the suspect said they saw the girl on her way from school when one of them invited her for a chat and the six of them raped her.
