By Emmanuel Udom
THE Vice-chairman of Gbagi branch of the National Union of
Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Oyo State branch, Alhaji Saheed Tijani aka ‘Omo
Olomo’, has been arrested by the Oyo State police command for raping a
28-year-old woman.
The suspect and his cohorts allegedly abducted the victim,
Abosede, around 9 pm on Monday, April 4, 2016, while returning home from work.
The state Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade disclosed
this while parading the suspect and others at the command headquaters, Eleyele,
Ibadan, Oyo State.
According to the police boss, the victim was subdued by the
ferocious men who threatened her with a knife, despite her cries for help.
“Having successfully threatened her to submission, she was
abducted in the most brazen, commando-like manner and forcibly taken to an
hotel where she was drugged and subsequently mercilessly raped till the next
day. Soon, the suspect and his accomplice went underground to evade arrest.
“Consequent upon the report made to police, the Anti-Kidnapping
Squad of the command commenced a manhunt for the suspects. After several days
of diligent investigation, the rapist was arrested in his hideout somewhere in
Ibadan. The suspect has since confessed to the crime,” the police boss said.
Oyebade said investigation revealed that Omo Olomo, until
his arrest, was a pain in the neck of innocent citizens, especially women who
he has raped in the past.
“The suspect’s illicit sexual escapade was known to many in
the Iwo road area, but the victims could not report due to stigmatization and
fear of attack by the suspect who was dreaded. This has also earned him
suspension from the union on many occasions.”
While speaking with The Nation, Omo Olomo denied raping
Abosede. He maintained that the sex was consensual and based on mutual
agreement between him and Abosede.
“We are friends and we are having an affair. I did not rape
her, she agreed to do it and I give her money whenever we have sex. I am
surprised with this allegation she leveled against me,” Omo Olomo said.
However, Abosede insisted that she never met Omo Olomo
before the alleged rape took place, maintaining that she was never the
suspect’s friend.
“He raped me and warned me not to report him to anybody. He
said he would kill me if I did. But I summoned courage and reported him to the
police. I have two kids now and my husband has chased me out of the house
because of the incident.”
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