A medical doctor named Olayode Akangbe Shakiru has been arrested by the police in Osun State.
He is accused of attacking and raping an 18-year-old girl in Osogbo, the state capital.
The police from Oke-Baale Police Division arrested Dr. Shakiru after the girl’s family reported what happened.
The story goes that Shakiru met the girl on the street and offered her a ride. He got her phone number and they started texting each other. Shakiru promised to help the girl find a job so she could save money for her studies.
Last Wednesday, Shakiru invited the girl to his house, saying she needed to sign job papers. The girl says that instead, he attacked and raped her.
The victim, who finished high school in 2023, was looking for work to pay for college. She told her story to The Guardian:
“Last week Friday, I was going towards Oke-Fia Area of Osogbo and I wanted to board a commercial motorcycle. The man (Shakiru) approached me while driving his car along Olonkoro area and offered to give me a lift to my destination.
He introduced himself to me as Doctor Olayode Akangbe Shakiru and showed me some of his medical documents so that I can believe him.
“Before I alighted at Oke-Fia, he collected my phone number. When I got home that day, he sent me a text message. On Tuesday, he sent me a message on Whatsapp asking about my daily activities and if I had work I was doing. I told him I do stay at home with my parents and that I am still trying to gain admission into tertiary institution. I told him that I need a job that will enable me save up for my school admission.
“He then said he would get me a job so that I won’t be staying idle at home. I told him I will be happy to work because I needed to save up money for my studies and that was the reason I visited Osogbo to see if I will get work to do before we met.
“So, he asked me to see him so that I can fill the employment form and other documents for the job. He told me that he was assisting others to get work at Atoke Hospital in Igbona Area of Osogbo where he claimed to be working. He said there is accomodation at the hospital for me and that I can become auxiliary nurse and be filling forms for patients.”
The girl then described what happened at Shakiru’s house:
“I visited his house at Ilesa Garage for the filing of the job form the next day, which is Wednesday. I had already told him I don’t have transportation fare to Osogbo because I was coming from Osunjela community. He said how much will it take me to get to Osogbo, I told him N1,500 and he sent it to me. Upon receiving the money, I boarded a bus to Osogbo. He came to pick me to his house around 3:30pm.
“The house is a room and parlour self-contained. I sat at the sitting room, and I was waiting for him to bring out the employment form. Then, he started touching and caressing me. I shunned him and kept removing his hands. He persisted despite my rejection, and I started struggling with him. He became so violent to prevent me from screaming, started hitting my face with blows and held my throat with his left hand. I became so weak, and I was thinking he wanted to kill me for ritual.
“He kept on strangulating me in a corner of the room till he had forceful sexual intercourse with me. Even after he finished, he remained on me for a few minutes before he left me. After I regained consciousness and some strength, he opened the door that he had locked and I ran out of the house around 5:00pm.”
The police have confirmed they are investigating the case. Dr. Shakiru has been moved to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further action.
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He ought to be castrated