While trying to defend herself from being raped
recently, a 22-year-old woman, Ifeoma
Okechukwu killed a suspected rapist in Atlantic
View Estate, Alpha Beach Road, Lekki.
Okechukwu who was on her menstrual period told
Punch that she had gone out to buy sanitary pads
and was on her way back home when she was
accosted by the stranger.
“After buying the sanitary pads, I was going back
home when I saw a man, who should be in his
forties, standing at a corner. He approached me
and ordered me to take him to my house.“He put
his hand into his pocket as if he wanted to bring
out a weapon. He said he would kill me if I
shouted.When we got to the house, he said I
should shut the door and I did. He said I should
remove my clothes; and I started begging him,
but he refused to listen.So I told him to let me
get to the kitchen because I was cooking
something and I would be back. I got a rod and
hid it in my wrapper. I went back and moved
slowly towards him, still begging, but he
refused.He was taking off his clothes and wearing
a condom when I used the rod to hit him in the
head. I started screaming. And then I picked the
phone and called my uncle.”
The victim’s uncle, who went to report the matter
at the Ilasan Police Station said “I was not at
home when the incident happened and her
younger brother had also gone out. So, she was
alone in the house and it was possible he had
been monitoring her movement.When she called
me and said what had happened, I left the office
and went to the police station in Jakande Estate
where I reported the matter.”
Confirming the account, a police source who
pleaded anonymity said “He was about wearing
the condom when the girl hit him on the head and
he died. His mission was to rape her and steal
from the house. He probably took advantage of
her frail stature.We have got information that he
was not alone. He belonged to a gang that has
been terrorising Lekki residents for some time
now. And that’s why since this incident, nobody
knows his name and address, and none of his
relatives has come forward to say they know him.
Also speaking on the incident, the Police Public
Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, DSP
Kenneth Nwosu, said Okechukwu had been
arrested and detained in police custody.
recently, a 22-year-old woman, Ifeoma
Okechukwu killed a suspected rapist in Atlantic
View Estate, Alpha Beach Road, Lekki.
Okechukwu who was on her menstrual period told
Punch that she had gone out to buy sanitary pads
and was on her way back home when she was
accosted by the stranger.
“After buying the sanitary pads, I was going back
home when I saw a man, who should be in his
forties, standing at a corner. He approached me
and ordered me to take him to my house.“He put
his hand into his pocket as if he wanted to bring
out a weapon. He said he would kill me if I
shouted.When we got to the house, he said I
should shut the door and I did. He said I should
remove my clothes; and I started begging him,
but he refused to listen.So I told him to let me
get to the kitchen because I was cooking
something and I would be back. I got a rod and
hid it in my wrapper. I went back and moved
slowly towards him, still begging, but he
refused.He was taking off his clothes and wearing
a condom when I used the rod to hit him in the
head. I started screaming. And then I picked the
phone and called my uncle.”
The victim’s uncle, who went to report the matter
at the Ilasan Police Station said “I was not at
home when the incident happened and her
younger brother had also gone out. So, she was
alone in the house and it was possible he had
been monitoring her movement.When she called
me and said what had happened, I left the office
and went to the police station in Jakande Estate
where I reported the matter.”
Confirming the account, a police source who
pleaded anonymity said “He was about wearing
the condom when the girl hit him on the head and
he died. His mission was to rape her and steal
from the house. He probably took advantage of
her frail stature.We have got information that he
was not alone. He belonged to a gang that has
been terrorising Lekki residents for some time
now. And that’s why since this incident, nobody
knows his name and address, and none of his
relatives has come forward to say they know him.
Also speaking on the incident, the Police Public
Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, DSP
Kenneth Nwosu, said Okechukwu had been
arrested and detained in police custody.
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