Girl, 18, ‘Raped To Death’ in Otuoke, Bayelsa State

A 36-year old Personal Assistant to the former chairman of Otuoke
Community Development Committee (CDC) in Ogbia Local Government Area
of Bayelsa State has been arrested for allegedly raping to death an 18
year old girl.
Otuoke is the hometown of Nigeria President GoodLuck Jonathan.
The suspected rapist was arrested by the police as he tried to dispose
of the corpse in the early hours of Thursday.
Indigenes and residents of Otuoke told SaharaReporters that the
suspect residesin an uncompleted building owned by his boss, the
former council chairman.
An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity alleged that the suspected rapist
was apprehended by an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil
Defense Corps (NSCDC).
"We saw the civil defense officer dragging the suspect and shouting
that he has raped a girl to death," he said.
According to the source, the suspect claimedthat he met the girl on
the ground writhing inpain and asking for help.
''He told the crowd that he met the girl while she was on the ground
and in pain. He said the girl told him that she took poison due to
frustration she has been experiencingin her life."
The Bayelsa Police Command spokesman, Mr. Alex Akhigbe, confirmed the
incident. He said that the suspect had been transferred to the State
Police Headquarters for furtherinvestigation while the corpse was
depositedat the Kolo General Hospital