Two men accused of raping and hypnotizing a sales girl, also collecting the sum of N1.4 million from her which her boss sent her to deposit in a bank, have been arrested by the Oyo State Police Command.
The two suspected fraudsters, Taiwo Salami (39) and Kamorudeen Amusat (63), raped raped the sales girl multiple times before collecting the money from her.
The State Commissioner of Police, Shina Olukolu, who spoke during the parading of the suspects on June 13 said about the victim:
“On her way, she was accosted by one of the suspects, Taiwo Salami, who hypnotised her, and having lost her senses, she was taken to an abandoned house at Inalende area of the city, where the cash was collected from her, while the suspects also inflicted several injuries on her. On May 8th, the victim’s family members reported her disappearance at the divisional police headquarters at Mokola. She was later rescued and taken to the hospital for medical attention.
“The case was then transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, and on June 7th, following a tip-off, the suspects were arrested around Eleyele, and upon interrogation, they confessed to the crime,” Olukolu said.
According to Salami, one of the suspects, the moment he saw the victim, he knew she had money on her, so he hypnotized her.
“She then followed me to Inalende area, where she was kept in a room in an abandoned building and the money collected from her.”
The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded, the police commander said.