A 28-year-old ex-convict is back in police custody for the serial rape of a 36- year-old woman at toy gunpoint.
Emeka Okeke, alias Aso Rock’, allegedly waylaid the woman with a toy gun on her way home around 9pm on 6 May 2020 in Akwa, Anambra State.
Okeke had allegedly threatened to kill the woman with the toy gun tucked in his waist should she refuse his request.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed the incident, said Okeke led the victim to a nearby unoccupied building and later to a school where he had sex with her several times.
Okeke was nabbed following a complaint by the victim to the police.
“On May 7, 2020, a 36-year-old woman resident at UNIZIK temp-site Awka, reported at B Division Awka that at about 9pm of May 6, while departing with her friend at Okochi Okpuno, a man later identified as Emeka Okeke (28) alias ‘Aso Rock’ followed her closely, raised his shirt to show her a ‘gun’ tucked in his waist, and threatened to shoot her dead if she did not submit herself to his demand for sex,” the PPRO said.
“Consequently, the frightened victim, believing it was a real gun, and under the fear of being shot dead, followed him to a building in Okochi where he forcefully had carnal knowledge of her.
“Again, while being led out of the venue, the suspect forcefully led her to the premises of Community Primary School, where he had another rounds of sex with the victim.
Mohammed said the victim was taken to hospital for medical examination and treatment, adding that the suspect, who he described as ‘a notorious offender who recently returned from the correctional centre Awka over an alleged case of manslaughter”, had been detained.
He said the Commissioner of Police in the state, John Abang, had ordered the transfer of the case to the State Criminal investigation Department Awka for discreet investigation after which suspect would be charged to court.
