The police in Dutsen Alhaji area in Abuja have arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly raping a 22-year-old woman in an uncompleted church building on Saturday.
It was gathered that the victim met the suspect on the internet and engaged in a chat with him for two days before the incident. Our source said the suspect made several promises to his victim, who stays in Wuse, including providing her with accommodation and securing employment for her, offers that attracted her to him.
The source said the victim was, however, fooled when she finally came over to Dutsen-Alhaji to discover that none of the promises existed, but were mere strategy to lure her to where he eventually succeeded in raping her.
“The lady attempted to run away but could not as a result of threats by the suspect that some men had been positioned to go after her if she dared run,” the source added.
It was gathered that the victim quickly rushed back to her residence after the act and reported the incident to her friend, who assisted in tracking the suspect.
“She gave the suspect’s number to her friend and she lured him to meet her. It was during the romantic appointment that he was eventually arrested,” the source added.
It was further learnt that the suspect had confessed to have earlier had sex with two other women using the same pranks and according to the Dutse DPO, CSP Aisha Yusuf case has been transferred to the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID).