Robbery suspect rapes male victim in Lagos to get "magical" power

Ebere Nwankwo, 20, has been arrested for allegedly attacking and raping a male victim, Martins, 16, in the Lekki, Lagos State, after dispossessing him of the sum of N22,000, Punchng reports.

Also, Jelili Babatunde and Ramon Haruna, were arrested in Isokoko, Agege, while dispossessing pedestrians of their valuables. The Lekki incident occurred last Thursday after Nwankwo, who was armed with a gun, sneaked into Martins’ apartment on Goshen Estate at about 4pm. He was said to have ransacked his room and found N22,000. He thereafter allegedly ordered Martins to get on the bed and raped him. He was afterward arrested by operatives from the Maroko Police Division, who were on a patrol in the area. Martins’s screams during the intercourse alerted the policemen. Nwankwo told the police in his statement that he had sex with Martins to get some magical powers. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, said Nwankwo would be charged to court with sodomy and stealing.