The gang of serial rapists in Ibeshe, Ikorodu area of Lagos
State is at it again. He has reportedly raped a 60-year-old woman, called,
Francisca, stabbed her on the cheek and brutalised her 10-year-old daughter on
the eyes, when she wanted to raise the alarm.
The rapist
broke the girl’s lower jaw and blinded her right eye, leaving her and the
mother for dead. The victims were said to have been rushed by some neighbours
to a hospital, from where Marvellous was later referred to the National
Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Yaba.
It was gathered that the suspect, whose name had yet to be
ascertained, had entered into the victims’ apartment around 2.30am on Saturday
through the window. He was said to be an accomplice of brutal rapist, Badoo, who was recently arrested by
the Lagos State Police Command for the same crime.
A resident of the area, who identified himself only as
Daniel, said the assailant forgot a handkerchief he had used to wipe off
Francisca’s private parts, adding that the case was reported at the Ipakodo
Police Division.
He said, "I strongly believe that these rapists are using
the handkerchiefs for rituals. Badoo,
who was recently arrested, told the police that he had three other members perpetrating
this act. Their mode of operation is the same. On that Saturday, the woman and
her daughter were sleeping when he sneaked into their room through the window.
He raped the 60-year-old woman and injured her. He also beat up her 10-year-old
daughter to a coma. The girl’s eye is seriously affected."
An elder in the community, who spoke on condition of
anonymity, said the rapists were being used by some leaders in the
neighbourhood.
The resident, who said about 10 women had fled the community
after the Saturday incident, urged the police to intensify efforts in arresting
the attackers.
He said, "Women, especially single mothers and widows are
now living in fear because of these rapists. The masterminds of these attacks
are those who call themselves community leaders. I learnt Badoo had
confessed same to the police, but he refused to name those people."
Another dweller, Akin Israel, said Marvellous wanted
to raise the alarm when the suspect descended on her.
"Marvellous is now in Igbobi. We were told her jaw bone had
broken. I don’t know the hospital her mother was taken to, but I heard that she
is recovering. Some policemen from the Ipakodo division had also visited here
and they promised to go after the attacker," he added.
Punch
9 Comments
Woman are treated badly in this country.
ReplyDeleteThis is too bad.
ReplyDeletePolice should swing into action to arrest & prosecute all of them.
ReplyDeleteWicked world!
ReplyDeleteShocking!
ReplyDeleteIf they've arrested badoo then they will arrest the others
ReplyDeleteDo you think this is rituals?
ReplyDeleteChiefs are sending them.
ReplyDeleteWickedness
ReplyDelete