Photo: Police parade four rapists in Ebonyi State

Four young men from Ohaozara and Onicha LGAs in Ebonyi state were
yesterday June 19th paraded by men of the Ebonyi state Police command
for assault, attempted rape, robbery, malicious damage and other
related offences. The four men had on separate occasions individually
raped different women, also stealing from the women after raping them.


At a press briefing yesterday, the state Police Public Relations
Officer, ASP Chris Anyanwu narrated how the four men carried out their
evil acts. See that below...

"On June 8, Mrs. Hanna Augustine Chukwu, 82, a native of Umuira Okposi
in Ohaozara Local Government Area, boarded a commuter bus from
Enugwulangwu road. The driver, one John Isaac, dropped other
passengers and on noticing that the woman was the only one left in the
bus, stopped and dragged her to the rear side of the vehicle and raped
her. After the act, he robbed her of N8,500 and drove away. When he
was later apprehended, the suspect admitted committing crime.
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On June 12, at11 a.m, Happiness Nwali, a 30-year old female from
Obeagu Isu Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State was in the
farm cultivating wheat when one Okwudili Okoye came around and lured
her to a nearby uncompleted building where he pounced on her with a
motive to rape her. A struggle ensued between the duo with the suspect
gaining upper hand as he hit the victim on her neck, breast and wrist
with bricks in an attempt to strangle her. It was with the help of two
passers-by, who were attracted by the loud screams of the victims,
that she was rescued.

On May 16, 2014, Ifeoma Obasi, a 23-year-old SS3 student of All Saints
Secondary School, Effium and a native of Okporo village in Ohaukwu
Local Government Area of Ebonyi State hired a motorcycle operated by
her close relative,Friday Omenyi. On their way,Friday Omenyi veered
off towards Okporo forest where he attacked her and tore her dress
before having unlawful carnal knowledge of her" he said.

The four men have confessed to the crimes and will be charged to court
after investigation.