The police in Ogun State have rescued a 24-year-old Dubai returnee from
the custody of an Islamic cleric five months after he allegedly abducted her
from the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State.
The suspect, Olalekan Anifowoshe, aka Alfa, was said to have kept the
victim, Simbiat (pseudonym), in his rented apartment in the Atan-Ota area of
the state and allegedly had s3x with her during the period.
victim, Simbiat (pseudonym), in his rented apartment in the Atan-Ota area of
the state and allegedly had s3x with her during the period.
A Good Samaritan, who saw her sometime in May, was said to have
informed her family and the case was reported at the Onipanu Police Division,
leading to Alfa’s arrest.
informed her family and the case was reported at the Onipanu Police Division,
leading to Alfa’s arrest.
Punch Metro learnt that Simbiat and the 42-year-old suspect were
neighbours in the Surulere area of Lagos. It was gathered that the suspect’s
wife and three children also resided in the Surulere area.
neighbours in the Surulere area of Lagos. It was gathered that the suspect’s
wife and three children also resided in the Surulere area.
The woman was said to have consulted him in 2013 for help over a
spiritual attack before travelling to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
spiritual attack before travelling to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Simbiat, who spoke with Punch Metro, explained that after she received
a call from Alfa on January 11, 2016, instructing her to come back to Nigeria,
she lost her senses and returned to the country immediately.
a call from Alfa on January 11, 2016, instructing her to come back to Nigeria,
she lost her senses and returned to the country immediately.
The victim told Punch correspondent that Alfa had slept with her for at
least 10 times, adding that anytime she demanded to see her parents, he would
beat her up and boast that she had reached her “final destination.”
least 10 times, adding that anytime she demanded to see her parents, he would
beat her up and boast that she had reached her “final destination.”
She said, “Sometime in 2013, I had a dream that a man made love to me.
A friend introduced me to him and he gave me a piece of white cloth with Arabic
inscriptions to cover my body whenever I wanted to sleep, which I used. Some
months later, I travelled to Dubai.
A friend introduced me to him and he gave me a piece of white cloth with Arabic
inscriptions to cover my body whenever I wanted to sleep, which I used. Some
months later, I travelled to Dubai.
“On January 11, he called me on the telephone to come home. It was like
a spell. I packed my things and arrived in Lagos the following day without
telling my parents. He picked me at the airport and took me to his apartment in
the Aboru area. After some time, he relocated me to Atan-Ota, where he was
eventually arrested. He beat me anyhow and slept with me.
a spell. I packed my things and arrived in Lagos the following day without
telling my parents. He picked me at the airport and took me to his apartment in
the Aboru area. After some time, he relocated me to Atan-Ota, where he was
eventually arrested. He beat me anyhow and slept with me.
“Sometime in May, he took me to a river for a ritual. While he left me
to do something inside the bush, I saw someone I knew. The person informed my
father that I was already in Nigeria, but in captivity. My father was shocked
because he thought I was in Dubai.”
to do something inside the bush, I saw someone I knew. The person informed my
father that I was already in Nigeria, but in captivity. My father was shocked
because he thought I was in Dubai.”
Simbiat, who sold food in Dubai, alleged that Alfa also collected her
jewellery valued at N250,000 and a cash sum of about N480,000.
jewellery valued at N250,000 and a cash sum of about N480,000.
The suspect allegedly owned up to the allegations in his statement to
the police, promising to refund the money.
the police, promising to refund the money.
He said apart from prayers, he also used traditional means to help
solve his clients’ problems.
solve his clients’ problems.
He said, “I am married with three children. The woman and I knew each
other in Surulere, where my family members reside. As an Islamic cleric, I help
people facing problems with prayers and it works. That was how I got to know
Simbiat.
other in Surulere, where my family members reside. As an Islamic cleric, I help
people facing problems with prayers and it works. That was how I got to know
Simbiat.
“It is true I cast a spell on her to come back to Nigeria. She was
living with me and I slept with her occasionally. I only borrowed the money
from her, I will refund it.”
living with me and I slept with her occasionally. I only borrowed the money
from her, I will refund it.”
A source close to the victim’s family, who did not want her name in
print, said it was unfortunate that she had to go through such an
“excruciating” experience.
print, said it was unfortunate that she had to go through such an
“excruciating” experience.
“I don’t know why this happened to someone like her. She is decent and
religious. I have never seen her with a boyfriend. I think the mistake she made
was narrating the dream she had to a friend who took her to Alfa. If she had
told her father, she would not have fallen victim,” she added.
religious. I have never seen her with a boyfriend. I think the mistake she made
was narrating the dream she had to a friend who took her to Alfa. If she had
told her father, she would not have fallen victim,” she added.
The Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Muyiwa
Adejobi, confirmed the incident in a text message, saying the suspect had been
charged to court.
Adejobi, confirmed the incident in a text message, saying the suspect had been
charged to court.
“Case confirmed. The suspect has been charged to court after a thorough
investigation. The command has no tolerance for such inhuman case and we will
always fish out the perpetrators,” he said.
investigation. The command has no tolerance for such inhuman case and we will
always fish out the perpetrators,” he said.
Punch
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