» ''How Four Friends Raped Me'' – 14-Year-Old Girl«

our friends, Femi Olatunji, 17; Oyekanmi Rasheed, 18;
Oladele Habib, 18 and John Alade, 16, are currently chilling
at the police net in Lagos, for allegedly raping 14-year-old
Habibat Adeolu (not real names).
Speaking to Saturday PUNCH when the men of the Special
Anti-Robbery Squad of the Lagos State Command paraded
some suspected criminals recently, Habibat said the
friends threatened to kill her if she told anybody about the
incident.
Narrating her ordeal, the young girl who said she had
known Femi as her tailor, said she went to him to have her
dress mended when he and his friends pounced on her.
“Femi had once told me he would want to marry me and I
told him I wasn’t interested.
That particular day, I had gone to his shop to give him a
dress to fix for me. He said Brother Abidoye (I used to run
errands for him) was calling me. I got to Brother Abidoye’s
room and I didn’t see him.
“At that point, Femi and his friends entered the room,
switched off the light and they raped me. I tried shouting
and calling for help but because they had tied my mouth, I
couldn’t shout very well.
“When they finished, my private part was paining me. I had
to tell my mother what happened. That was when she
alerted the police and the boys were arrested,” she said.
However, the young men claimed they didn’t rape her
saying it was a consensual act.
Speaking to our correspondent, Femi said Habibat has
been his girlfriend for about a year and she actually paid
her for the sex they had.
“She is just lying against me. We have been dating since
last year. She is more than 14 years old. She came to my
shop that day and I suggested to her that we should enter
the room. She said I should give her money. I asked her
how much she wanted and she said N1,000. I gave her and
we went inside and we had sex.
“My friends were outside. We couldn’t have held her hand.
A lot of people were even outside. If we had forced her,
people would have seen us. Her dad even met me and
asked if I would accept her as my wife if she gets pregnant
and I said I would because she is my girlfriend. Her dad
said I should go because I didn’t have a problem. I have
been sleeping with her since because she is my girlfriend.
In his own defence, Oyekanmi said Habibat readily agreed
to have sex with him.
“We were at Femi’s place and she and Femi entered the
room. Later on, I entered the room because I wanted to
charge my phone. I didn’t see Femi there but I saw the girl
Unclad. She wasn’t crying. So I told her I wanted to have
sex with her and she said I should go ahead.”
Oladele as well, insisted Habibat collected money from
Femi and also agreed to have sex with them.
“She was very comfortable with what we did. When I got to
the room, I told her she should allow me to take my own
turn and she readily agreed. Nobody held her. People have
been sleeping with her. This wasn’t the first time. We all
know her in our area.
She readily gives to anybody who asks for it.