A 24-year-old commercial tricyclist, Akpan Confidence,
has been arrested in Benin City for allegedly raping and robbing an undergraduate.
He was arrested on Monday,9th of August by the men of the Edo State police command.
It was gathered that the victim, who is an undergraduate of one of the tertiary institutions in the state, hired Akpan at 8 pm on 23 July 2021 at the Ugbor area to take her towards Airport road.
According to the victim, halfway into the journey, Confidence diverted to a lonely and quiet road, claiming that the other road was not motorable, but along the road, he brought out a cutlass and threatened to slaughter her and have her buried on the spot.
The suspect allegedly overpowered and raped her in an uncompleted building, and robbed her of her iPhone and money
“I called the Keke NAPEP man to carry me towards where I can get a taxi to Sapele Road.
“We agreed, and hetook me only for me to see him with a çutlass, insisting that he must sleep with me or have me killed.
“I have no choice than to surrender quickly. He slept with me in the bush, which has an uncompleted building.
“I begged him, and he refused to allow me to go. He later left me in the bush and collected the little money I had”.
Speaking, Confidence said, “I regret my action, I am ashamed” when asked why he committed the crime. He added, “I don’t know what came over me for the rape and the robbery.”
The Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bello Kontongs, who confirmed the incident, said the suspect was arrested through high technical intelligence.
He assured that the police would profile the suspect to ascertain if he has been involved in the attack and robbery of innocent persons in Edo state, concluding that
the suspect will be charged to court soon.
