A 30-year-old commercial motorcycle operator
aka Okada rider, Tumi Ayileka, has been held by
the Ondo State Police Command for raping a
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member
(names withheld) who is 3 months pregnant.The
victim had been posted to Ondo State and
deployed to Imoru in Ose LGA for her primary
assignment. The alleged rape happened on the
route she had been taking on motor bike since
she was deployed to Imoru. On that fateful day,
she left the Corpers Lodge, located at Ifon, the
headquarters of Ose LGA at about 630pm for
Imoru where she was doing her NYSC.
Instead of
heading for Imoru, a short distance to Ifon, the
rider stopped abruptly and diverted into the
bush. He was said to have excused himself to
obey the call of nature. But the corps member
was said to have expressed concern why he had
to stop to ease himself in a lonely and busy
area.
Suspecting a foul play, she reportedly jumped
down from the bike and ran towards the main
road but the Okada rider was said to have over-
powered her and allegedly dragged her back
inside the bush. The suspect, who claimed he
also doubled as a farmer, reportedly forcefully
had unlawful carnal knowledge of her. The victim
was said to have pleaded with the suspect that
she was pregnant and she should be spared of
the horror of rape but all her pleas were
reportedly rebuffed by the suspect.
Speaking in an interview, the Okada rider said, “I
do not know what came over me when I raped
her. When she was crying that she was
pregnant, something told me to stop and leave
her alone but another voice said I should finish
what I started; that is why I raped her”. When
asked if he had done such illicit act before, the
suspect said, “No, this is the first time. When
she stopped me, I did not have the intention but
when I started the engine of the motorcycle and
I looked at her eyes, I was attracted to her and
the thought came to my mind. That was how I
started thinking of how to rape her because she
is a beautiful lady.I knew that the only way I
could rape her was to drive to the bush and
pretend I wanted to ease myself. It is the devil
that pushed me. I want to be forgiven. I won’t
do such a thing again. I have asked God to
forgive me too. If I am released, I will never
again in my life rape any girl.”