Ifeoma Okechukwu,
22, a woman, an indigene of Imo state, has been arrested in Lagos after she
allegedly killed an unidentified man who she claimed tried to rape her at her
Atlantic View Estate, Alpha Beach Road, Lekki home.
Ifeoma, who lived
with her uncle said that the incident happened on Monday October 27th,
when she gone out on that fateful day
around 12.30pm to buy sanitary pads because she was on her menstrual period,
and was on her way back home when she was accosted by an unknown man.
"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.”
Ifeoma said while narrating what happened
Her uncle who she lived with said he was at work when she
called him and told him what had happened. He said he immediately left the
office and went to a police station to report...
"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.” he said
While confirming the incident, the Lagos state Police
Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu said investigations so far carried
out showed the man was part of a gang who terrorized residents of the area
"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 terrorizing Lekki
residents for some time now. And that’s why since this incident, nobody knows
his name and address, and none of his relatives have come forward to say they
know him.”. He said investigations are still ongoing.
Ifeoma is still in police custody pending when an
investigation into the matter is concluded.
Culled: Punch ng
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