The Niger state police command has arrested two suspected armed robbers in connection with a sexual assault on a 34-year-old woman in Gadan Eregi, Fulani Camp along the Bida Road, Niger State.
According to Northern City New, the suspects, Umar Audu (50) and Umar Mohammed (40), were nabbed along the Bida Road by a team of policemen attached to the Kataeregi Division in Katcha Local Government Area of the state.
The suspects reportedly attacked their victim with a cutlass and stick, demanded N400,000 from her.
Unable to meet their demand, they dragged her into a nearby bush and forcefully had sex with her.
One of the suspects, Audu, told our correspondent that they usually rape their victims who fail to give them money.
He said, “If we stormed any house and the occupants refused to give us a substantial amount of money, we would have sex with any female we found in that house as compensation. We don’t care how young or old; once our victim did not give us reasonable money, we are bound to perform the act.
“If our victim is headstrong or refuses to part with money, we have no option than to have sex with his wife or daughter.”
The Niger State police spokesman, Muhammad Abubakar, speaking on the issue said that the suspects had confessed to the crime, adding that they would soon be charged to court.