An innocent job seeker in Lagos has been robbed and brutally r*ped by a driver and his conductor in the Costain area of Lagos.
The two men identified only as Akeem, and Sodiq allegedly robbed and raped the girl at Costain, Iponri area of the state.
It was gathered that Akeem and Sodiq, along with two others still at large, had picked the victim, Mercy (pseudonym) from the Obalende area, and were supposed to head for the Victoria Island where the victim reportedly had a job interview. But, the suspects allegedly diverted to the Costain, Iponri area, assuring their victim that they were only taking a different route to the island.
Mercy, who hails from Otukpo, Benue State, and holds a Nigerian Certificate in Education, unaware of their plan, believed them. When the bus got to Costain, under the bridge, the four allegedly robbed Mercy of her Automated Teller Machine card, her purse and other documents. The suspects also allegedly raped the lady before driving off.
It was learnt that after the robbery, the victim went to report the matter at the Iponri Police Division. But the police were unable to arrest the suspects until last Tuesday when members of a vigilance group in the area, who were also informed about the matter, nabbed the driver and his conductor and handed them over to the police.
Merce revealed the suspects confused her because she was new in Lagos and she was not familiar with most of the roads.
She said, “On that day, I was at Obalende when my friend called me that there was a job interview on the Victoria Island. So I entered a bus heading to the area. Not long after, three men entered as well. The driver drove towards CMS; when I inquired, the other passengers said I should be calm as he was still heading for the Island. I thought he was trying to avoid the traffic.
“When we got to the bridge in Costain, they stopped and they collected my purse, mobile phone, ATM card, PIN and N2,000 cash on me. After they left, I told my elder brother that some men had attacked me.
“He came and we both went to the Iponri division to make a report, but the robbers had withdrawn N120,000 through the ATM.”
An executive of the vigilance group, Ishola Musbau, said, “The case of a jobseeker being raped and robbed by miscreants was brought to our attention. It took us two weeks to fish out Akeem and Sodiq, and the victim identified them.
“The driver and the conductor were apprehended at a hideout in Itumara, Costain, where they usually gathered for robbery operations.”
The driver and his conductor have been charged to court as the police hunt for the other members of the gang
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