Security Guard Rapes Stranded Married Woman In Ibadan

The police in Oyo State have arrested a security guard, identified as Daniel Amanda, for allegedly raping a married woman, Blessing Olaniyan.

The 23-year-old woman was said to have travelled to Lagos and returned to Ibadan late at night and could not go to her home becuase of the curfew imposed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

She was said to have called one of her husband’s friends on the phone but could not get through to him and she became confused as it dawned on her that she might have to sleep by the roadside.

She was said to have met the security guard and explained her predicament to him and the man agreed to take her to his home to sleep till the next morning.

However, Amanda was said to have made sexual overtures to her when they got home but the woman rejected his moves. She was said to have been overpowered by the 25-year-old guard who raped her .

She told her husband and the matter was reported to the police who swiftly arrested the suspect.

The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Nwachukwu Enwonwu, said the suspect had confessed to the crime.

The CP said, ” On July 28, 2020 at about 9:30pm, Blessing Olaniyan returned from Lagos State but couldn’t get to her house becuase of the curfew imposed by Oyo State Government to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.

” She called her husband to let him know that she could not get home and the husband told her to call his friend living around Akobo, Akala Roundabout , Ibadan. She called but could not get through to him, so she met a security guard around the area named Daniel Amanda, who agreed to render assistance to her by taking her to his home around 1:30am on July 29.

“Daniel consequently used the opportunity to forcefully have unlawful carnal knowledge of her. This was without her consent and it happened inside his room on the pretence of helping her. The suspect had made confessional statement to that effect.”