The biblical injunction in Jeremiah 17 vs 9 that says “
The heart is deceitful above all things, and
desperately wicked who can know it” is apt in the case
of a 30-year-old commercial motorcycle operator,
popularly known as Okada rider, Tumi Ayileka, who
was alleged to have, despite the plea by a National
Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member (names
withheld), that she was three months pregnant, still
forcefully had carnal knowledge of her
The victim had been posted to Ondo State and
deployed to Imoru in Ose LGA for her primary
assignment. The alleged rape happened on the route
she had been taking on motor bike since she was
deployed to Imoru.
She was said to have left the Corpers Lodge, located
at Ifon, the headquarters of Ose LGA at about 630pm
for Imoru where she was doing her NYSC. Sunday
Vanguard was informed by a police source that the
Okada, she boarded, instead of heading for Imoru, a
short distance to Ifon, the rider stopped abruptly and
diverted into the bush. He was said to have excused
himself to obey the call of nature. But the corps
member was said to have expressed concern why he
had to stop to ease himself in a lonely and busy area.
Suspecting a foul play, she reportedly jumped down
from the bike and ran towards the main road but the
Okada rider was said to have over-powered her and
allegedly dragged her back inside the bush.
The suspect, who claimed he also doubled as a
farmer, reportedly forcefully had unlawful carnal
knowledge of her. The victim was said to have
pleaded with the suspect that she was pregnant and
she should be spared of the horror of rape but all
her pleas were reportedly rebuffed by the suspect.
The source narrated that after having his way, the
Okada man left the victim in the bush, jumped on his
bike and left. But on a second thought he reportedly
went back, picked the victim and took her back to her
residence at the Corpers Lodge and sped off’.
The victim, whose clothes were said to have been
torn by the suspect, managed to find her way to the
police station and lodged a complaint around 11pm.
Detectives, according to the source, were sent out to
fish out the suspect.
Sunday Vanguard learnt that the detectives later
trailed the suspect to his house. He was picked up at
No 4, Olisa Street, Imoru and confessed to the crime.
The suspect in an interview said: “I do not know what
came over me when I raped her.
“ When she was crying that she was pregnant,
something told me to stop and leave her alone but
another voice said I should finish what I started; that
is why I raped her”. Asked if he had done such illicit
act before, the suspect said, “No.
This is the first time. “When she stopped me, I did
not have the intention but when I started the engine
of the motorcycle and I looked at her eyes, I was
attracted to her and the thought came to my mind.
“That was how I started thinking of how to rape her
because she is a beautiful lady.
“I knew that the only way I could rape her was to
drive to the bush and pretend I wanted to ease
myself.
“It is the devil that pushed me. I want to be forgiven.
I won’t do such a thing again. “ I have asked God to
forgive me too. If I am released, I will never again in
my life rape any girl. The suspect”, who said he is
married, pointed out: “I became conscious of what I
did after committing the atrocity. It is not my fault. I
do not know what came over me. “It was so strong
that I could not resist the urge to rape her.
Öndo State Police Command also paraded a 35-year-
old suspected secret cult member, Godwin James, of
No 13, Isolo Street, Akure for attempting to rape one
Damilola Akintake. One battle axe used to threaten
the girl was allegedly recovered from the suspect. In
a similar development, a 30-year-old suspected
member of a secret cult, Soladoye Ige, and his
friend, identified as Lekan, allegedly gang raped one
Tomiwa in Owo area of the state on Valentine’s Day.
After they had raped the victim, after luring her to
Ige’s house, they inscribed, with blade on her laps”,
Blue Angel”. Ige allegedly belong to the Eiye Secret
Cult, was reportedly initiated in November last year
by one Tope and three others.
The suspect was arrested at his No 32, Enete Street,
Owo. Ige, according to the police, was a student of
Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo while the victim is an
Ordinary National Diploma OND student of the
institution. He was said to have been eyeing the
victim while in the institution but was not bold
enough to voice out. An opportunity reportedly came
when he saw the victim around his residence and he
summoned the courage to voice out his likeness for
her.
The victim was subsequently lured into the suspect’s
room. On getting to the room, he reportedly met his
friend identified as Lekan.
The two friends allegedly raped the victim in turns
and thereafter drove her out of the room. The state
Police Commissioner, Isaac Eke, said the suspected
rapists will be charged to court after preliminary
investigations.
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