CYRIACUS IZUEKWEThree suspected fraudsters have been arrested and charged before a Lagos court for obtaining N600,000 from a lady and gang raped her in the process.

The suspects were Chibueze Osuji, 37, Lawrence Nwogu, 44 and Anthony Nwadike.

The incident happened at Arida area of Idimu, Lagos where they accosted her on her way to church.

They took her to an undisclosed location were they first defrauded and then raped her.

P.M.EXPRESS gathered that the victim (name withheld) was accosted by a woman who identified herself as Prophetess Patience Adams, and gave her some prophecies of impending danger on her and her family.

The ‘Prophetess” later took her to a place where the three male suspects allegedly hypnotised her before she was made to withdraw the said amount of money from her bank account with promise to double it.

She was then returned to the house in Idimu where the three men took turns to rape her.

Thereafter they asked her to come back on a later date to collect the money they promised to double for her.

P.M.EXPRESS gathered that on the said date, she went to the house to collect the money but did not find anybody there.

It was then that it dawned on her that she had been duped.

The matter was reported to the police who trailed the suspects and arrested them.

They were brought before Ejigbo Magistrates court and charged for conspiracy and fraud.

They pleaded not guilty.

The presiding Magistrate, Mrs J.O.E. Ajayi granted the suspects bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.

They were remanded in prison custody pending when they will perfect their bail condition.

The matter was adjourned till 31 October, 2017.

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