A three-man syndicate has been arrested by operatives of the Anambra State Police Command for raping a 24-year-old lady.
They are Ekwugha Innocent Chinazo, ‘m’, 25 years old, of Mgbuzo, Awkuzu; Chidiebere Ogoegbunam, ‘m’, 24 years old, of Egbu, Awkuzu, and David Nnaemeka, ‘m’, 19 years old, of the same address.
They were arrested for raping a 24-year-old lady residing at St Michael’s Hostel, Temp side, Awka, under the pretext of securing her a beauty makeup job.
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THE WHISTLER reports that the trio, on 13/9/2020, picked her up at Ukpo junction, along Enugu-Onitsha expressway, and took her to an isolated building at Awkuzu where they allegedly raped the victim repeatedly while in captivity for two days despite collecting a ransom of N400, 000 from her relatives.
They were apprehended on 19/9/2020, at about 2pm, by the police operatives attached to the Anambra State Command’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
According to the command’s police public relations officer, SP Haruna Mohammed, “The suspects voluntarily confessed to the crimes, and the victim was taken to the hospital for medical examination. Investigations are still ongoing after which suspects would be brought to book.”
The command, according to the PPRO, enjoined the public to be wary of this new trend of crimes, and report suspicious persons through the police emergency number 07039194332, or the nearest police station for prompt response.