Grandpa others gang rape of his grand daughter

A grandfather, Paul Setonji, and five other
suspects, were on Tuesday sentenced to 10
years in prison for  gang-raping a 20-year-old
hawker by a Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court.
The convicts
The men were said to have tricked the victim
into a primary school at Yansiwhe in the Makoko
area of Lagos State and took turns in raping her.
The men, who were less concerned that she
passed out at a point, however, used her hijab
(shawl) to fan her then ordered her to leave the
premises.
The suspects, who were all nationals of Benin
Republic, were said to have fled the scene after
the incident. According to the police, arrested
40-year-old Setonji and Abraham Huvensu, 25,
confessed that they had slept with the girl in an
unnamed primary school.
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The police, however said efforts were on-going
to arrest the other suspects currently at large.
The two suspects arrested, Setonji and
Huvensu, who were arraigned on two counts of
rape and conspiracy, pleaded guilty to the
charges.
The police prosecutor, Inspector Peter
Nwangwu, narrating to the court said: “On
August 16, 2014 at about 5pm, the two
defendants and four others now at large,
conspired together and had intercourse with the
victim without her consent.
“She reported the matter at the Yaba Police
Division. She explained that on the fateful day,
she was called by the men while she was
hawking a local sweet.
“They bought some from her and after she
finished selling to some other customers, she
went back to meet them for her money.
“She went to meet Paul (Setonji) being the eldest
and he directed her to meet Abraham (Huvensu).
They started directing her to one another.
“Finally, Paul told her to go to a primary school
within the vicinity that the youngest among them
was there and he would give her the money.”
The prosecutor said the 20-year-old innocently
went into the school building without knowing
the men were on her trail.
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“They overpowered her and tore her pants. Two
others held her legs apart and they raped her.
“At a point, she became very weak and fainted.
The men used her hijab to fan her and asked her
to get up and go home.
“She wore just a long gown and she went
directly to the police to report the matter.”
The Police Inspector, Nwangwu urged the court
to sentence the men accordingly, as “the first
defendant is a grandfather and is supposed to
have a daughter of the girl’s age.”
The defendants, who spoke through an
interpreter, admitted that the prosecutor’s
account was valid, begging the court to forgive
them.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A. Ipaye-Nwachukwu,
admitted the statements of the defendants and
the victim as exhibits and found them guilty of
the crime thereby sentencing them to five years
imprisonment on each count.
She said: “On count one, the first and second
defendant convicts are sentenced to five years
imprisonment with hard labour.
“On count two, they are also sentenced to five
years imprisonment. The sentences are to run
concurrently.”