Juliana Francis
Just when operatives of
the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT),
thought they had seen and heard it all where suspects’ confessions were concern,
then comes the mind boggling confession of Mr. David Shekari.
Shekari, 32, had operatives
gasping in shock when he admitted during interrogation, that he had twice raped
his biological mother and mother-in-law, ages 65 and 70, leading to his
outraged wife walking out of their marriage.
He further confessed to
have pounced and raped the old women while they were sleeping, completely
taking them by surprise.
The suspect, who
introduced himself as a farmer, said: “No! I don’t rape these old women because
I want to use them for ritual. I strongly believe that someone cast a spell on
me. I was once married, but my wife abandoned me due to my penchant for raping
old women. I don’t know if I’m under a spell, but whenever I’m drunk, a
spirit will possess me. I will start running around, hunting for old women to
rape. I have been beaten over this issue several times, but I can’t help or
control myself. I raped my mother during our last Moroha Festival, after I got
drunk. I raped her because I couldn’t find any old woman to rape on that
fateful night. So, when I got home, I saw my mother sleeping; I raped
her. My mother screamed when she opened her eyes and saw me on top of
her. Her screams alerted our neighbours, who soon gathered. Everyone saw
that I was drunk. When I became sober, I begged for her forgiveness and she
accepted. When my wife heard about it, she was angry. She left and returned
to her parents’ home. She had since remarried.”
These confessions
started spilling after the operatives arrested him for allegedly carrying out
several robberies and rape around Kaura Local Government Area, Kaduna State.
Making a valid attempt
to explain his actions, Shekari blamed his behavior on drunkenness.
The downfall of Shekari
started after IRT operatives and their leader, a Deputy Commissioner of Police,
Mr. Abba Kyari, were ordereds to hunt down suspected armed robbers terrorizing Kaduna
State and its environs.
A police source
disclosed: “David ran into trouble when IRT operatives, who were deployed to
Kaduna State by the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to combat
the high rate of kidnappings, robberies and violent crimes, got a tip-off about
he and his gang members. The gang specialized in robbing cyclists of their motorcycles
at gun point. The gang was planning to carry out an operation around Kaura
Local Government Headquarters before the gang was busted.
“The suspect was arrested
through the aid of some vigilante men in his hideout at Manchie area of Kaura Local
Government Area. One of the motorcycle’s that the gang snatched had been recovered.
The vigilante men also identified David as a notorious serial rapist, who
specialized in raping older women residing within Manchie area.”
The source further explained
that the vigilante men informed the police that Shekari had been a major threat
to old women living in their community. Shekari allegedly used to sneak into
the home of old women at night to rape them.
“He had raped his mother
on two occasions and his mother-in-law. He promised to turn a new leaf when he
was caught, but the reverse had been the case,” said the police source.
It was also gathered
that Shekari’s alleged penchant for raping women threw old women in his community
into panic, compelling many to add more bolts and locks to their doors.
Asked why he used to
rape old women, Shekari claimed that something used to possess him whenever he gets
drunk. He said that once this mysterious force takes over him, he would start running
helter-skelter, looking for any old woman to rape.
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