The suspects who tortured a woman over a missing iPhone X plus phone
and inserted pepper into her private part have been paraded by the Edo
State Police Command.
The suspects, including the man who inserted the pepper into the
girl’s genitals, were paraded alongside a native doctor who was also
involved in the criminal act in Benin.
Mr. Abubakar Yesufu, President of League of Patriotic Lawyers, said
the victim did not steal the phone as claimed, rather she refused the
sexual advances of one of them and they decided to get her by making
false accusations and torturing her.
Mr Yesufu said:
She refused the sexual overtures of the kingpin, who orchestrated the
aforesaid missing phone and with the aid of a native doctor, he became
the accuser and enforcer in chief of that sordid show of shame.
The suspects accused the woman of stealing a phone. They then made
her undergo a strange oath-taking ritual. The ritual ended in the girl’s
favour, yet the men claimed they were not convinced and they then
stripped her in public, beat her up, and inserted pepper into her
private parts, while filming the incident.
The six suspects arrested so far in connection with the case are
Otoghile Joel, owner of the phone alleged to have been stolen by the
young woman; Lucky Igbinovia alias ‘One Man Squad’ in whose house the
young woman was tortured; Edobor Osemwengie, manager of Lafun Hotel;
Kingsley Iyamu; Gregg Eweka and Friday Omorogbe.
Below are videos of them being paraded.
