Suspected rapist jumps into River Niger

A rape suspect, identified simply as Simeon, on Tuesday, reportedly jumped into River-Niger after he was said to have sighted a policeman by the river bank.

An eyewitness, Paul Ijeh, said the suspect had been on the wanted list of

the police for allegedly raping a 10-year old girl in Okpanam

community, adding that efforts by the police in Okpanam to track him

down proved abortive when he fled the community.

It was gathered that the rape suspect, a native of Okpanam community,

had also committed other atrocities, ranging from alleged robbery and

land deals before the last straw that broke the camel’s back.

Since two months ago, our informed sources said Simeon allegedly moved

into the eastern states where he occasionally calls his close friends

after which he destroys his SIM Card.

Expectedly, he was said to have sighted a policeman by the head bridge

while on the walk way when he allegedly jumped into the River-Niger

for fear of the unknown.

The eyewitness further said passersby including motorists travelling

to Onitsha were shocked to watch the suspect dive a full length into

the River-Niger.

But some police officers at Okpanam police who did not want their

names in the print said the suspect had been on the wanted lists for

alleged rape, adding: “We are not too sure he was the one who jumped

into the River-Niger, we heard somebody jumped into the River-Niger”.