A
31-year-old commercial bus driver and Muslim faithful identified as Alaba
Shodamola, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly
raping
a 20- year-old girl under the pretence of being her God-sent Angel.
The suspect
convinced his victim that he was an angel sent by God to save her from being
killed in the night by enemies.
Shodamola
lives at 24, Mosan Road, Ipaja, Lagos, and was arrested after an illicit sexual
affair with the unsuspecting girl.
According to
Vanguard, the victim was later arrested by the police that night on her way
home after the incident and upon interrogation, she alleged that she had been
raped by the suspect following which the operatives moved swiftly, arrested the
suspect and took him to Ipaja Police Station.
The
suspected rapist was later handed over to the Family Support Unit (FSU), of the
Isokoko Police Division, Agege, Lagos State.
However, the
Ogun State-born rape suspect told Vanguard how he was able to convince his
victim: “I’m a commercial bus driver and a Muslim. I’m fasting but the truth is
that, nobody is above mistake.
“I know I’m
a sinner apart from inheriting sins from my forefathers.
“I’m fasting
but had to get myself involved in this sin. God knows anything that will happen
to a man before it happens.
“I talked to
God and pleaded for mercy; let Him have mercy on me. I believe in the Bible and
the Koran.
“I got it
wrong when I made a covenant with God that if he blessed me, I would serve him
but immediately God blessed me, I reneged on that promise.
“I made
money and spent it anyhow without going back to God. I believe that’s why he is
punishing me.
“Before this
happened about a month ago, I had a dream where I saw somebody arresting me but
I did not understand it until this thing now happened.
“I have been
seeing this girl on the street and I love her. I have been looking for ways to
talk to her. So, that day around 9.00 pm when I saw her, I said to myself, I
will sleep with this girl today.
“Then, I
started thinking about how to convince her. I then walked to her. By that time,
I had already closed from work.
“I asked her
where she was going and she said her father sent her on an errand. I asked
about her mother and she told me that her mother has died.
I’m not an
angel; I just used that trick to lure her to bed.
“From there,
I started my brain-game on her. I told her not to sleep in her father’s house
that night, that I’m the angel God sent to save her life from death. I asked
her to buy three sachets of salt and give to beggars.
“But she
would have to come to my house for me to do the work that remains. I told her
to follow me to my house which she did.
“She did not
shout. I’m not married and I’m the only person living in my room. I’m not an
angel; I just used that trick to lure her to my bed because I did not know what
else to convince her with. I told her not to buy the salt again after having
sex with her.
Domestic
violence.
“When we got
inside the house, I told her that we have to sleep together which she obliged
and opened it herself. We did not force ourselves and I did not stay up to one
hour. I did it once using condom, I did not even enjoy it.
“After that,
she asked me to give her transport that she wanted to go home. It was around
1.00am in the night. She was on her way home when the police arrested her. She
reported to them that I had raped her and led them to arrest me. Already, her
father had reported to the station that her daughter was missing.”
Confirming
the the arrest and detention of Shodamola, the Lagos State Police Public
Relations Officer, PPRO, Olarinde Famous-Cole said “we’re still investigating
the matter,” adding that “the suspect will be charged to court in due time.”
He also
warned young women to be careful with the way they relate with people they do
not know
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