HOODLUMS RAPED, KILLED WOMAN IN DELTA STATE

Tragedy occured on Sunday at Okpara community, Ughelli South Local Government area of Delta State when the dead body of a middle- aged house wife identified as Mrs. Beatrice Akpoghene, was discovered.
She was alleged to have been raped to death by a group of hoodlums, yet to be identified.
It was learnt that the woman had gone to fetch firewood to prepare meal for her husband during night fall when she was said to have ran into a group of hoodlums who raped her to death and dumped her body in the bush.
Mr. Sunday Akpoghene, a family member, who spoke to journalists in the area, said after a period of endless waiting by the victim’s husband without seeing his wife, a search party was conducted which led to the location where her lifeless body was found in the bush.
Her body including her private parts, were said to have bruises.
A police officer attached to the Otujeremi Division, who spoke to newsmen on the condition of anonymity, disclosed that two persons have arrested in connection with the incident.
He revealed that preliminary investigation has indicated that the woman was raped and killed by the gang of hoodlums, adding that investigation was on going.
But the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, disclosed that it was the fourth of its kind in the entire Ughelli communities within the last few weeks.
He said, “the police are investigating cases of rapes, murder in many of the Ughelli communities, the anti kidnapping squad unit of the state CID has taken over those cases, particularly the woman’s incident, it’s the fourth case the police are handling, and all the hoodlums involved will be brought to book.”

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