A 13-year-old Favour Ikechukwu has been allegedly abducted and raped to death by a 24-year old man, Ajom Brimcewil Tabi.
The incident happened in Ejigbo, Lagos State.
Tabi, who allegedly carried out the act with the support of his friends has since been arrested by the police, two of his friends are now at large.
The police said Tabi and his friends gang-raped the girl in a room and left her to bleed to death.
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said Tabi would soon be charged with murder, while efforts were made to apprehend other fleeing suspects.
Adejobi said the incident occurred on September 30, 2020 around 10.30pm when late Favour was sent on an errand by her mother.
He said the deceased was asked to buy a carton of Gala by her mother at Olanrewaju Street, Ejigbo, but she raised an alarm when she waited for hours and the daughter did not return.
“A search party was raised to look for her, till when her father came back from work and he also 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 Favour Okechukwu was found dead in a room that belongs to one Ajom Brimcewil Tabi.
“The body was found stark naked with blood flowing out of her private part. The said Brimcewil Tabi has been arrested and detained,” he said.
The Lagos police spokesman further said on hearing about the incident, the Commissioner of Police ordered a thorough investigation into the case.
