THE Vice-chairman of Gbagi branch of the National
Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Oyo
State branch, Alhaji Saheed Tijani aka ‘Omo Olomo’,
has been arrested by the Oyo State police
command for raping a 28-year-old woman.
The suspect and his cohorts allegedly abducted the
victim, Abosede, around 9 pm on Monday, April 4,
2016, while returning home from work.
The state Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade
disclosed this while parading the suspect and
others at the command headquarters, Eleyele,
Ibadan on Friday.
According to the police boss, the victim was
subdued by the ferocious men who threatened her
with a knife, despite her cries for help.
“Having successfully threatened her to
submission, she was abducted in the most brazen,
commando-like manner and forcibly taken to an
hotel where she was drugged and subsequently
mercilessly raped till the next day. Soon, the
suspect and his accomplice went underground to
evade arrest.
“Consequent upon the report made to police, the
Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the command
commenced a manhunt for the suspects. After
several days of diligent investigation, the rapist was
arrested in his hideout somewhere in Ibadan. The
suspect has since confessed to the crime,” the
police boss said.
Oyebade said investigation revealed that Omo
Olomo, until his arrest, was a pain in the neck of
innocent citizens, especially women who he has
raped in the past.
“The suspect’s illicit sexual escapade was known to
many in the Iwo road area, but the victims could not
report due to stigmatization and fear of attack by
the suspect who was dreaded. This has also earned
him suspension from the union on many
occasions.”
While speaking with The Nation, Omo Olomo denied
raping Abosede. He maintained that the sex was
consensual and based on mutual agreement
between him and Abosede.
“We are friends and we are having an affair. I did
not rape her, she agreed to do it and I give her
money whenever we have sex. I am surprised with
this allegation she levelled against me,” Omo
Olomo said.
However, Abosede insisted that she never met Omo
Olomo before the alleged rape took place,
maintaining that she was never the suspect’s friend.
“He raped me and warned me not to report him to
anybody. He said he would kill me if I did. But I
summoned courage and reported him to the police.
I have two kids now and my husband has chased
me out of the house because of the incident.”
Meanwhile, in a related development, the police
boss said the command also recovered seven
vehicles, which were stolen at gun point from the
owners across the state.
The vehicles recovered are: a blue Honda Accord
car with reg. No. KSF 765 BlackBerry, A wine
Toyota Corolla car with rg no. AAA 591 DW, one
Toyota Camry with reg no JJJ 796 EA, Toyota
Matrix with reg no FST 929 EC, Toyota Camry with
rg no LSD 659 DR, one unregistered wine Toyota
Camry car and Toyota Camry car with reg no KRD
92 DU.
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