Categories: NEWS

Okada Rider Rapes Eight-Month Pregnant Woman In Benue

A 40-year-old man was arrested by the Benue State Police Command for allegedly raping an eight-month-pregnant woman.

Akpo Igwe, a motorcyclist (okada rider), is said to have raped a 25-year-old woman (names withheld) last Thursday in the state’s Irabi Council Ward of Obi Local Government Area.

According to a family member who did not want to be identified, the woman was returning from the market when she flagged down the motorcyclist to take her home, only for the okada rider to divert to a bush section and rape the woman.

The family source said, “The incident happened last Wednesday at about 7:00 pm when the woman was returning from the market. She flagged down an Okada man and bargained with him to take her home.

“So on their way home, the okada man diverted from the main road to a nearby bush held her down, and raped her.

“In the process, the woman passed out and the bike man, thinking that the woman had died, dragged her and dumped her by a river bank where she lay till the following day.

“In the morning, she woke up and discovered herself in a state of subconsciousness. She was too weak to stand and so she just laid there praying for help.”

Sponsored

The source added that the family that had been searching for her throughout the night later found her lying down unconscious by the river bank the following day.

“When we found her in that state we quickly rushed her to the hospital while the matter was also reported at the nearest police station leading to the arrest of the culprit,” the family source said.

It was, however, learned that the case had been transferred to the police headquarters in Makurdi where the suspect is cooling off.

When contacted on Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP. Catherine Anene confirmed the incident.

“The incident is confirmed,” Anene said.

SPONSORED
Nobert Okechukwu

Recent Posts

‘I Met Dead Bat On My Bed’, Okpebholo Narrates How He Won Edo Guber Poll

The recently sworn in governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has narrated the spiritual battle…

5 hours ago

Tricycle Stolen At Gunpoint In Umuahia Amidst Of Insecurity In Abia

A daring armed robbery occurred last night in Umuahia when gunmen snatched a tricycle, popularly…

7 hours ago

Delta Assembly Signs Electricity Bill Into Law

The Electricity Power Sector Bill 2024 has been signed into law by the Delta State…

7 hours ago

Declare State Of Emergency On Southern Routes, CSG Urges Tinubu

A new umbrella organization for all southern groups, the Coalition of Southern Groups (CSG), has…

8 hours ago

FG Secures Fresh $134m Loan From AfDB To Boost Dry Season Farming

The Federal Government has secured a loan facility of $134million from the African Development Bank…

8 hours ago

Ebonyi Ex-Commissioner Decamps PDP For APC

Abia Onyike, a former commissioner in Ebonyi State, has joined the All Progressives Congress, the…

8 hours ago