This is a really disturbing story of a 29-year-old man, Eme
Friday, who raped the corpse of a 19-year-old girl he gagged
to death in Epe area of Lagos State.
Eme who is presently being interrogated by detectives at the
State Criminal Investigations Department, SCID, Panti, Lagos
told Crime Alert exclusively that he gagged her to stop her from
shouting but the helpless girl tried all she could to save herself
by even biting his fingers until her strength failed her. This, he
continued, resulted in her passing out after which he carried
out the act unperturbed.
In what looked like a planned action, he revealed how he had
laid ambush for Blessing in the bush for two hours and struck
when he sighted her with a bowl, with which she brought
cassava from the farm, a means that has been sustaining her
family for years.
Narrating how he raped and eventually murdered Blessing, Eme
said, sounding remorseful: "I had told her several times that I
wanted her to be my lover but she refused. So, on March 10,
2012, I slept in their house because I always frequented there.
And in the evening, I approached her again wanting to sleep
with her, but she raised an alarm which attracted her parents.
And before them, she told me to leave their house, not caring
where I would sleep that night. I left for the farm which was
just a stone throw from the hut they lived. I was embarrassed
by her behaviour because I expected her to tell me off politely,
after all she was not better off than I am. I guess she refused
me because I do not have money. I only attended primary school
and left my state for Lagos last August in search of greener
pasture.
How he strangled her to death:
"So the next day, a Sunday, I saw her with a bowl coming to
the farm. I stopped her on the way and told her I would like to
have carnal knowledge of her which she bluntly refused."
He continued, "I felt bad and recalling the embarrassment of
the previous night, I grabbed her. But I realized she was very
strong, as she tried to put up resistance. She said I should
leave her alone so that we would not create a scene. But I
took a wood I saw and hit her on the head. I then held her in
the throat and realised she was chocking. At that point, she
fell down and I had my way."
Asked if he noticed that Blessing was dead at that point, he
replied, "yes, I noticed she was still but I thought it was
because of my firm grip on her he neck. I had her twice. I
honestly loved her and wanted to marry her."
On noticing the magnitude of his deed, Eme said he remained in
the bush for four days, apparently to avoid people from
seeing him around and attribute Blessing's death to him.
But unknown to him, other farmers who were on their way
home, sighted him and the deceased . A disclosure they made
when Blessing was found dead.
Asked if he had any regret, he replied: "I regretted that she
died. I have been praying to God to forgive me since I have been
here. I also thank God I did not die when I attempted to leave
my hiding place the third day, for her people had mobilized
themselves by combing the bush for me. When they sighted me,
I ran for dear life because they were armed with cutlasses.
After four days, I went to one of my brothers who handed me
over to the police."
the victim's parents speak:
Meanwhile, back in their hut, apprehension had set in for Mr
Long-John and his wife (Parents of the Victim), after waiting
for hours without the sight of Blessing or the cassava she
was sent to go and get. Mr Long-John decided to go and find
out the cause of the delay only to be greeted with the
unexpected sight of his daughter in the bush path, stone dead,
with Eme still on her.
Hear him: "When it was 7pm, I decided to go and look for her
because they were supposed to leave for Epe town that day,
in preparation for school the next day. They usually come on
Fridays to this hut where we farm and leave every Friday.
"But what caught my attention first, was the way the bush
path was scattered as if animals had fought there. I called out
to my daughter Blessing but there was no response. Then, to
my shock, I saw Eme on my daughter and I shouted.
But I could not lay my hand on him because he immediately took
to his heels and I could not run at the same pace with him. I
went to call one of my sons who rushed down where we still
found my daughter lying still. I shook her, called out her name but
there was dead silence."
eme friday remains in police custody.

Mad man.
Imagine him thanking God he wasn't killed, meanwhile he killed another.
Let them give him the corpse to marry,Baga!