Anxiety at the weekend enveloped Abraka metropolis in Delta State when a
suspected insane man identified as Theophilus (surname withheld)
allegedly raped 22-year-old female student of the state-owned
university, DELSU, when she went to get some money at a popular ATM
unit.
Reports said the suspect emerged
from the bush close to the ATM unit unseen by unsuspecting persons
waiting to the withdraw money and allegedly pounced on the victim,
identified Ejiro (surname withheld), dragged her into the bush. Her
attempt to raise the alarm failed.
It was gathered that bank
customers had thought it was a child’s play until the man beat off the
girl’s struggle and pulled down her skirt. The victim was said to have
been rescued by passers-by who heard her calling for help.
The
suspected was said to have held on to his prey even as he was being
beaten with hands and sticks by the angry mob that ran to the place.
Elder
brother of the victim who spoke to our correspondent, Mike Oke, said
the suspect was dragged to the police station where it was reported that
he had been sick in the past. It was learnt that this particulary
assault was not his first time as security agents had chased him out of
an uncompleted building where he used to stay and carry out his evil
deeds .
A senior police officer at the station, who did not want
his name in the print, told our correspondent that the victim was latter
taken to the hospital where she presently had been treated for bruises.
He warned female students against wearing provocative dresses.
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