Tragedy
struck on Wednesday in Osogbo, Osun State, when two men attempting to
arrest a rapist were feared to have drowned in the process.
The
suspected rapist, Toeb Agbaje, was said to have attempted to commit the
offence near the Osun River at Zone 10 Area, Dada Estate, Osogbo, when
the victim, a 15-year-old girl raised alarm.
It
was gathered that following her alarm, three men appeared at the scene
and Toeb ran towards the river. When he discovered that he was about to
be caught, he jumped into the fast-flowing river and swam across it.
In an attempt to ensure that the suspect did not escape, two of his pursuers also jumped into the river and have not been seen. At
the time of filing in this report, combined efforts were still being
intensified by local divers, the police and men of the Osun State Fire
Service to find them, alive or dead.
Police
detectives, led by the Divisional Police Officer, Ataoja Police
Station, Osogbo later arrested the suspect at the opposite side of the
river, where he was waiting for his clothes to dry.
The
state commissioner of police, Mrs. Dorothy Gimba, ordered that the
search for the victims continue, and assured that the incident will be
properly investigated.
She
also urged all concerned parties to keep calm and let the law take its
course, adding that the police will intensify efforts to unravel all
circumstances surrounding the incident.
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