‘Serial rapist’ arrested in Lagos

The Lagos state police command has arrested one Onuorah Obi over alleged serial rape.

Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Lagos police public relations officer, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday.

Obi was also said to have taken nude photos of his victim, identified as a 25-year-old female.

“Police operatives attached to Ago Okota Division of the command have arrested a serial rapist, one Onuorah Obi, m, of No 1, Buari Oloto Street, Ago Okota, on 17/3/2021 at about 6.30pm,” the statement reads.

“The victim, ‘f’, 25, of Ago Okota reported that the suspect raped her and recorded her nude pictures and videos.

“The police swung into action and arrested the suspect. When a search was conducted on his phone, nude pictures and videos of the victim were recovered from the phone.”

In a related development, operatives attached to Makinde police station in Oshodi, have reportedly arrested a 28-year-old foodstuff seller, identified as Jane Otubo, “for alleged homosexuality”.

“The suspected gay had invited one Francis Azeez, m, who resides at Gwagwalada area of Abuja and paid for his transportation fare to his place in Mafoluku, promising to assist him to establish a business. But trouble broke out when Otubo made frantic attempts to have unlawful carnal knowledge of the invitee who had spent a week with him,” Adejobi said.

“The guest, Francis, who resisted him, made efforts to escape to Abuja in the morning when he was assaulted severally by the suspect. This attracted the neighbours’ attention who eventually informed the police.

“The landlord of the suspect, popularly called Alfa, confirmed the allegation of Francis that the suspect had been indulging in the infamous act, of which the landlord had settled several issues relating to his improper and criminal act in this regard.”

According to the spokesman, Hakeem Odumosu, Lagos commissioner of police, has directed that the matter be transferred to the gender unit of the command for further investigation and prosecution.