Police operatives from the Ogun State Command have arrested a 25-year old cobbler, Olamide Babayemi, for allegedly raping a 22-year old Microbiology graduate and shared her nude video with his friends.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that Babayemi allegedly lured the victim to come and collect a mobile phone she asked him to buy at Greenland Estate, Mowe area of Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The suspect was reported to have soaked the victim’s clothes inside water when she got to the agreed location and used his phone to record her nudity before sending the video to some of his friends to watch.
This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi in a statement.
DSP Oyeyemi said that the suspect, Babayemi, was arrested by men of the Command on 4th January, 2020, for the alleged crime after he attempted to kill the victim having raped and recorded her in a nude posture in order to cover up his crime.
However, the victim managed to escape, went to the Redemption Camp Police Station in Mowe and reported the matter.
The PPRO stated, “The victim came to the Redemption Camp Police Station and reported that she gave the sum of N18, 000 to the cobbler, who she had known for quite some time, to help buy a mobile phone for her”.
“She explained further that the cobbler, who refused to either buy the phone or refund her money, suddenly called her on 2nd January, 2020, to come to Greenland Estate in Mowe to collect the phone.
“On getting there, the suspect forcefully removed all her clothes and raped her.”
“The victim stated further that after he had forcefully had carnal knowledge of her, the suspect soaked her clothes in water and used his phone to record her nudity, which he eventually sent to some of his friends.”
“When he realised that the victim might report him to the Police, he made an attempt to snuff life out of her but she was lucky when the suspect’s mother called him on the phone to come and meet her at the gate of the estate, which gave her the opportunity to escape.”
On the strength of the report, the DPO, Redemption Camp Police Station, CSP Chris Amanyi, mobilised detectives to go after the suspect, who had taken to his heels, and he was eventually apprehended on 4th January, 2020, when his mother brought him to the station.
On interrogation, the suspect, who claimed to be the victim’s boyfriend, confessed that he committed the crime, but blamed the girl for calling it quits with him after she graduated from the university.
When asked the reasons behind recording the nude video of the victim, he said he did so to prevent her from reporting him to the Police.
The PPRO added that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Kenneth Ebrimson, had ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and prosecution.
Source: PM Express
