A hotelier in Ejigbo, Lagos, simply identified as Macdonald, has admitted to sodomising a 16-year-old secondary school boy.
Macdonald who is also the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Leuven Empire Hotel and Suites, however denied using the boy for rituals
He spoke while being paraded by the Zone 2 Police in Lagos.
The boy’s father, Edozie Christian had reported the incident to the police, leading to the suspect’s arrest.
The father, a spare parts dealer at Ladipo market, said Macdonald lured five teenagers including his son to his hotel, where he sodomised them, warning them afterwards that they would die if they revealed the dealings.
Averring that he never used the boy for ritual, the hotelier “I swear with my life, that it is only sex that I had with him (Chiagoziem), that I never used him for any ritual.
“I swear in the name of my late parents that are in the grave, I swear with my children that I never did anything ritual it was just sex.”
According to the police, Mr. Adegoke Fayoade, the father of the 16-year-old victim, had lodged a petition on the matter
“The petition alleged that the suspect engaged in unlawful sexual acts with the minor.
“Upon receipt of the petition, Fayoade assigned CSP. Bangajiya Uba to conduct a discreet investigation into the matter.
“The victim, initially fearful of speaking out due to threats allegedly made by the suspect, confided in his mother.
“He recounted that the suspect warned him that disclosing the incident would result in him losing his sanity,” Ayuba said.
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The Zone 2 PRO said the victim detailed how the sodomising happened.
“The victim narrated how the suspect had taken him from the hotel in his vehicle to his residence at No. 4B, Oshoba Street, Akowonjo-Egbeda, Lagos, where he was forcefully subjected to unlawful sexual acts.
“Following the incident, the suspect allegedly provided the victim with a bottle of Lucozade Boost and N5000 cash.
“Upon this revelation, the victim’s parents reported the matter to the Isheri-Osun Police Division, ” Ayuba said.
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