Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested a three-man gang, which allegedly specialises in using tricycle to pick young women, hypnotised and rape them.
It was learnt that the rape syndicate usually insert an object into their victims’ private parts, telling them they would die if they resisted being raped.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Murtala Mani, stated this while speaking with journalists on Sunday in Uyo.
Mani, who was represented by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Cordelia Nwawe, said the gang was arrested on June 11, 2016 through intelligence gathering.
The CP said the suspects, whose ages range from 21 to 27, were nabbed along Ifa Ikot Okpong Road within Uyo metropolis by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad and the State Criminal Investigation Department teams.
He identified the suspects as Utibe Archibong, 21; Charles Effiong, 27, and James Etim, 24.
“We gathered series of complaints concerning tricycle operators engaging in crime in the state. Their mode of operation is that they go about with the tricycle pretending to be operators.
“On the June 11, 2016, a three-man gang, who specialised in using tricycle to convey passengers and rape young women, was smashed.
“This three-man gang hypnotises women before they rape them, makes them confused by inserting something into their private parts. This crime is against humanity,” he said.
The CP warned young girls, especially students, to be cautious of tricycle they board within Uyo metropolis, particularly at night.
It was learnt that the rape syndicate usually insert an object into their victims’ private parts, telling them they would die if they resisted being raped.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Murtala Mani, stated this while speaking with journalists on Sunday in Uyo.
Mani, who was represented by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Cordelia Nwawe, said the gang was arrested on June 11, 2016 through intelligence gathering.
The CP said the suspects, whose ages range from 21 to 27, were nabbed along Ifa Ikot Okpong Road within Uyo metropolis by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad and the State Criminal Investigation Department teams.
He identified the suspects as Utibe Archibong, 21; Charles Effiong, 27, and James Etim, 24.
“We gathered series of complaints concerning tricycle operators engaging in crime in the state. Their mode of operation is that they go about with the tricycle pretending to be operators.
“On the June 11, 2016, a three-man gang, who specialised in using tricycle to convey passengers and rape young women, was smashed.
“This three-man gang hypnotises women before they rape them, makes them confused by inserting something into their private parts. This crime is against humanity,” he said.
The CP warned young girls, especially students, to be cautious of tricycle they board within Uyo metropolis, particularly at night.
