Benue State Police operatives have arrested a 40-year old commercial motorcyclist otherwise called Okada rider, Akpo Igwe, for allegedly raping an 8-month old pregnant passenger.
A family source, who pleaded anonymity, said the suspect raped the 25-year old woman on Wednesday at Irabi Council Ward of Obi Local Government Area of the state.
He said: “The incident happened last Wednesday at about 7:00 pm when the woman was returning from the market. She flagged down an Okada man and bargained with him to take her home.
“So on their way home, the Okada man diverted from the main road to a nearby bush, held her down, and raped her.
“In the process, the woman passed out and the bike man, thinking that the woman had died, dragged her and dumped her by a river bank where she lay till the following day.
“In the morning, she woke up and discovered herself in a state of subconsciousness. She was too weak to stand and so she just laid there praying for help.
“And meanwhile, the family had been searching for her throughout the night but later found her lying down unconscious by the river bank the following day.
“When we found her in that state we quickly rushed her to the hospital while the matter was also reported at the nearest police station leading to the arrest of the culprit.”
Meanwhile, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene, who confirmed the suspect’s arrest, saying the case had been transferred to the police headquarters in Makurdi.
