Anambra Police Arrest Suspect Who Raped Lady At ‘Gun Point’

The Anambra State Police Command has announced the arrest of one Emeka Okeke on allegation of rape.

A statement by the command’s public relations officer, SP Haruna Mohammed, said the arrest of the suspect followed a complaint lodged to the police by the victim.

According to the statement, “On the 7/5/2020, a 36-year-old woman resident at UNIZIK temp-site, Awka, reported at B Division, Awka, that at about 9:pm of 6/5/2020, while departing with her friend at Okochi Okpuno, a man later identified as Emeka Okeke, 28 years old, alias ‘Aso Rock’, followed her closely, raised his shirt to show her a ‘gun’ tucked in his waist, and threatened to shoot her dead if she did not submit herself  to his sexual demand for carnal knowledge.

“Consequently, the frightened victim, believing it was a real gun, and under the fear of being shot dead, followed him to a building in Okochi where he forcefully had unlawful carnal knowledge of her. Again while being led out of the scene, the suspect  forcefully led her to the premises of Community Primary School, Okpuno, where he had another round of carnal knowledge with the victim.”

The PRO said following the report, the suspect was trailed and arrested by police detectives in conjunction with a vigilante group attached to Opuno community.

It added that a search was conducted on the suspect, and the handle of a cutting hand saw, a semblance of a shotgun, which he concealed underneath his shirt, was recovered as exhibit. He said the suspect had confessed to committing the crime.

THE WHISTLER gathered that the victim was later taken to the hospital for medical examination, and presently receiving treatment.

A source also stated that the suspect ‘is a notorious offender who recently returned from the Correctional Centre, Awka, over alleged case of manslaughter’.

Meanwhile, Anambra State Police Commissioner, John B.Abang, has ordered immediate transfer of the case to the state’s Criminal Investigation Department, CID Awka, for discreet investigations after which the suspect would be charged to court for prosecution.