The third and youngest of the three pepper sellers, tortured by OPC members in Ejigbo Area of Lagos, for allegedly stealing pepper is Advocating the death penalty for the perpetrators of the heinous crime.
The 12 -year-old appeared at the public hearing ordered by the Lagos State House of Assembly to investigate the incident which occurred in February 2012.
She identified the three men who had recently been arrested, as the ones that tortured herself and her step sister for stealing pepper worth N50.
She further revealed that one of the suspects had promised to set a trap for her for rejecting his advances.
She identified the three men by name, Tirin, Jibola and Abolore (Baba Oja).
She also said she witnessed the murder of a certain individual at the same location where they were tortured.
Unaware of her sister's death as a result of injuries sustained at the hands of the suspects, Nike, was asked what penalty she wanted for the suspects and her simple answer was "the people that kill somebody they used to kill them"
The 1 million naira reward promised to the public for useful information leading to the location of the victims was redeemed by the Speaker of the State House, a part of it went to the victims and to the family that helped locate them.
The case has been handed over to the office of the public defender.
Source: Channels TV
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