OGUN INDIGENE CONNIVES WITH FRAUDSTER TO DUPE, RAPE 23-YEAR-OLD VICTIM

The Lagos state Police Command has paraded two suspected fraudsters, Rotimi Fisher 42, and Sherif Adebayo 32 for allegedly raping a 23-year-old girl in the Ipaja Area of Lagos state after they had defrauded her.

According to the information gathered, Fisher approached the girl for help in getting directions to locate an address, while she was on her way to a destination in Iyana Ipaja.

The suspect, who reportedly presented himself as a foreign businessman to the victim, said he came to Nigeria to deliver goods to one of his clients at the address and to collect his outstanding payments.

A source said after Fisher approached people for help to no avail, the young girl offered to help, but upon checking the address, she did not know the location.

The source said, “But as the girl was trying to help Fisher, Adebayo suddenly came as a neutral person and offered to assist Fisher, whereas they were working together.

Adebayo said the address was fake but started motivating the girl on the need for them to help Fisher.

“Fisher, while lamenting being stranded, claimed that he was in possession of some papers that could be converted to plenty of money but told Adebayo and the girl that he required money to buy chemicals to convert the papers to money.

“Adebayo quickly dropped N60,000. The girl, who seemed convinced, gave Fisher her gold jewelry and N10,000 and also went to withdraw N65,000 from a nearby ATM and gave it to Fisher, who told Adebayo and the girl to take an oath not to reveal his secret to anyone.”

After taking the oath, it was learned that Fisher gave them a location to meet him the next day, it was the same oath they used to threaten and manipulate the girl into having sex with Adebayo else she will die
Afterward, the girl left the uncompleted building and proceeded to the Ipaja Police Station to report the case for investigation on the 3rd of September.

The policemen, led by the Ipaja Divisional Police Officer, CSP Tokunbo Abaniwonda, reportedly swung into action and in a two-week sting, arrested Fisher and Adebayo at their hideouts in Ipaja on September 16, 2022.

During interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime, saying they only manipulated the victim.

Reacting, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the suspects had been charged to court.