The Lagos State Police Command has arrested
24-year-old Efe Eze, after a lady accused him of raping her at the Ijesha area
of the metropolis.
Eze, a father of three, has however denied the
allegation leveled against him by the 18-year-old complainant.
The suspect further said that there was no way he
could have raped the victim, because he met and defrauded her on the road.
He added: “I didn’t rape her. Police gave her papers
to go to hospital for examination and the result states negative. It was
discovered I didn’t rape her. Aside from
the police station, I have only met her on the road. How could I possibly rape
her on the road, in broad daylight? I even tried to refund her money, but she
refused to accept it. My family has been begging her, but she refused to listen
to all pleas.”
Eze said he was formerly a trader, before he
switched over to advance-fee fraud. According to him, the switch in business
became necessary because of the prevalent harsh economic condition in Nigeria.
The suspect was arrested by the police after he was
reported by the 18-year-old lady. He however insisted that he only defrauded
her N4800, around the Ijegun area of Lagos.
Revealing his modus operandi, Eze said: “I move
around busy roads, looking for gullible people. Once I sight a target, I try to
convince the person that I have some goods, which I wish to sell. If the person
buys the story, he would give me money to supply the goods. Once I collect the
money, I would run away. The person would no longer be able to reach or find
me.”
When asked if he ever coerced anyone into giving him
money, he said: "Not really. We only tell people that we have goods to
sell. We don't use guns. We only sweet-talk victims whom we feel have money.”
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