The police have arrested a suspected fraudster,
Uchenna Ugwu, for allegedly defrauding some
women and later raping them.
The 26-year-old indigene of Enugu State, while
being paraded at the Awka, Anambra State office
of the Department of State Service, confessed to
the crime, adding that he raped his victims to
fight boredom.
It was learnt that Ugwu belonged to a syndicate,
which specialised in luring ladies while
pretending to be spiritualists, defrauding and
raping them.
Our correspondent learnt that the mode of
operation of the group was to lure women into
their trap and initially tricked them into disclosing
their ATM PIN codes.
It was learnt that if a victim refused to comply,
the group would threaten to inflict a strange
ailment on her based on a spiritual power they
possess.
PUNC H Metro gathered that having succeeded,
the gang members would take their victim to an
arranged prayer house, where she would be
compelled to take a oath never to disclose her
experience to anyone.
The victim would then be raped on the pretext of
making a charm for her.
Our correspondent learnt that that was how
Ugwu and his group operated in Asaba, Delta
State, and Obosi, in the Idemili North Local
Government Area of Anambra State for a long
time, before luck ran out on Ugwu.
He was arrested by the DSS based on petitions
from some of the victims.
Ugwu, who said he stopped his education at
primary six due to financial constraint, said he
turned to crime to survive.
He said, “I joined this business to fight boredom
because my former work was not going on fine
and had shut down.
“My parents, who are still alive, are poor and
because they cannot sponsor my education, I
had to stop at primary six.”
Ugwu, while begging for forgiveness, said he was
a changed man.
“I have suffered a lot in the hands of these
people (DSS) and I promise not to indulge in this
act again in my life; this is a lesson to every
young man that doing evil is not the best,” he
said.
A lady, who said she was a victim, told PUNCH
Metro she believed she was hypnotised.
She said, “I believe he used a charm on me. He
told me if anybody heard about what happened, I
would not live to tell the story.
“To be sincere, I did not know what I was doing.
I lost my sense of reasoning during the process
until after he raped me.”
The Director of DSS, Alex Okeiyi, said the antics
of the hoodlums were many, warning members
of the public, especially females, to be cautious.
Okeiyi said, “It is noteworthy that since agencies
in the state with the support of the government
kept kidnappers and armed robbers in check,
undesirable elements resorted to fraudulent
practices including rape.”

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