Notorious rapist bags 21 years in prison

fuad lawal

October 12, 2015 6:29 AM

A notorious cultist and rapist in Bayelsa has bagged a 21-year jail term for rape, conspiracy, and belonging to a secret society.

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A middle aged man simply known as Super Ojo from Akaba in Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, has bagged a 21-year jail term for conspiracy, gang raping and belonging to a secret society.

Ojo, who is more popularly known as Bestman was convicted by a state High Court sitting in Yenagoa, on Friday, Punch reports.

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On the count of conspiracy, Ojo bagged five years in prison; 21 years for rape and two years for being a member of The Bobos. The sentences would run concurrently.

The convict along with nine other gang members raped an unnamed woman at a bush in Akaba and forcefully initiated her into their secret cult.

According to reports, Ojo and four co-conspirators stormed the home of the lady and accosted her and her brother with machetes and guns.

Neighbours who tried to intervene were ordered back into their homes by the dreaded convict.

She was then dragged to a nearby bush where five other persons were waiting, blinded-folded her and each of them took turns on her.

As they raped her, they made her to shout a slogan of their cult group and later gave her a machete cut at the back as a symbol of the initiation.

The rapists later took her to a place where she took her bath and they later asked her to go home.But she collapsed on her way home and was rescued and taken to a hospital.

The young lady who spent many weeks in the hospital and at a point attempted suicide later reported the matter to the police who laid a trap for the rapists and arrested Ojo.

Members of Ojo’s gang threatened to kill the brother of the victim if he failed to secure Ojo’s freedom.

They weren't bluffing, because a few days later, the brother was macheted to death by the gang.

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