The police in Lagos state have arrested a man for allegedly raping 13-year-old girl, Favour Okechukwu, pictured above, to death in the Ejigbo area of the state on Wednesday, September 30.
According to
a statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, SP
Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Favour was sent on an errand by her mother to go and buy a
carton of Gala for her at Olanrewaju street, Ejigbo at about 8.30pm.
''When Favor
did not return on time, a search party was raised to look for her, till when
her father came back from work and himself started looking for the girl. Later information got to them that a girl had
been raped to death at No.4, Olanrewaju street Ejigbo. On getting there, the
body of Favor Okechukwu was found dead
in a room that belongs to one Ajom
Brimcewil Tabi at No.4, Olanrewaju street, Ejigbo, Lagos. The body was
found stark naked with blood flowing out of her private part. '' Adejobi said.
The
spokesperson added that the said Brimcewil Tabi has been arrested and is
currently in detention. He stated that the state Commissioner of police, Hakeem
Odumosu, has ordered a thorough Investigation into the case.
Meanwhile,
actress Hilda Dokubu has taken to social media to demanded justice for Favour.
A post shared by her on her IG page reads.
''On the 30th
Sept 2020, about 3pm, Favour was gang-raped to death around Ejigbo area, Lagos
State. She would have been 12 years on the 21st October.
On the day
Favour was raped, she was running errands for her nursing mother. Upon
gang-raping her to a state of unconsciousness, the boys engaged a quack nurse
to check her. @wrahpnigeria led @actionaidnigeria to meet with her parents
today.
Whist we
cannot confirm if the nurse administered any treatment on her,
@ActionAidNigeria will ensure the quack nurse, the young men and all others
involved in this dastard act are brought to book. We will ensure
#Justice4Favour.
Our daughters
MUST feel safe to walk on the street. @actionaidnigeria will continue to work
with relevant stakeholders to make our cities, our nation safe for women and
girls.
#Justice4Favour
#SafeCities #EndRape #StandToEndRape
What is all
this? Why? why? why?
I promised
myself to stay extremely joyful the rest of the year, especially this month of
my birth! But this is so depressing! This is deep seated wickedness!
I know why I
am tagged on this post and yes we all need to stand up against RAPE and all
forms of gender based violence and abuse
They must pay
for the gruesome murder of this child.
I join
@Actionaid in the call for #justiceforfavour''
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