Crime Watch: Read What Man Did To Lady Who Was His Neighbour ~ .

Musa Ismail, a 32-year-old man, has been arrested by the Lagos state police command, for allegedly robbing and raping his neigbour.

The neighbourhood where the crime was committed

The suspect was arrested alongside his gang members ─ Saheed Lawal, Wasiu Ajanaku, and Tayo Inawole who were all fellow residents at Okunola street where the victim resides.

According to sources, Ismail who lived on Kadiri street, in the Agege area, led his gang to rob the victim known solely as Joy. The bandits carted away her property worth N91,500.

It was gathered that the robbers gained access to Joy’s apartment around 2am on December 26 after breaking a window, and stole three phones valued at N43,500 and a cash sum of N48,000

Linda Ikeji reports that after the robbery was over, Ismail reportedly took out a knife and ordered Joy to lie down and then raped her before he fled the building with his gang.

Fortunately, Joy was able to identify Ismail during the robbery and reported the incident at the Dopemu police division. Men of the division combed the area and were able to apprehend Ismail and his gang.

The suspects were arraigned before an Ogba Magistrates’ court on three counts bordering on burglary and stealing.

Ismail, in addition to the counts, was charged with rape. Meanwhile, Joy was directed to the Mirabel centre, which attends to rape victims, where a medical test conducted on her confirmed that she was raped.

In a related development, armed robbers have shot a businessman and his son, after a robbery operation in the victim’s residence which reportedly lasted for more than three hours.

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