Cross River: Two Men Suspected To Have Drugged And R***d A Girl, Blackmail Her With Video Recording, In Cross River State
Two men who have been identified as Inyang Patrick, 22 , and Ibah Edet, 23, have been arrested by Cross River State police command after they allegedly drugged and raped a lady (names withheld).
The suspects who were among 47 suspected criminals paraded by the state Commissioner of Police , Mr. Hafiz Inuwa, reportedly blackmailed the lady with a video recording of the act. However, she reported the incident to the police and the suspects were arrested. He said:
“On February 23 , 2018 , the victim alleged that she was invited by one Inyang Akwanyene Patrick , male, 22 , to Harris Guest House along Atimbo Road in Calabar.
“On arrival at the guest house , she met Inyang Akwanyene Patrick and Ibah Edet and was offered a bottle of drink suspected to have been drugged , which she took and became unconscious.
“Thereafter the duo forcefully had unlawful carnal knowledge of her and videoed all that transpired , which they later used to intimidate and demand ransom from the victim, threatening that they would make the recording viral to the public if she failed to comply.
“During interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime . The phone used for recording her was recovered from the suspects and will be tendered as exhibit in court . Meanwhile, medical examination has been carried out by a qualified medical to know her health status.”
He added that the suspects will soon be charged to court.
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