A boy identified as “Jerry” has reportedly killed a woman, Mrs Eunice Ajayi in Akure, the Ondo State capital while attempting to rape her.
The deceased was identified as a clergy wife.
According to an eyewitness, the alleged killer entered the deceased’s house located at Peaceland Road, along Ilesa-Akure Expressway, last Thursday evening and attempted to rape her.
Following the resistance of the deceased, Jerry allegedly brought out a machete and cut her into pieces.
The husband, Pastor Ajayi who saw Jerry before entering into their house, was also attacked by the alleged rapist.
He macheted him while trying to rescue his wife from the attacker.
An eyewitness said Jerry took to his heels after committing the crime and efforts to apprehend him by students of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) proved abortive.
The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Wole Ogodo said the suspect has not been arrested but the police were already making effort to track him down.
Ogodo said ” we discovered that the suspect attempted to rape the deceased because her pant was half-removed. Later, our men visited Jerry’s house, but he had already fled . So We have not made any arrest over the matter.
“But investigation has commenced on the matter and we have also begun efforts to apprehend him and bring him to justice . ”
He stated that the remains of the deceased had been deposited at the mortuary of the State Specialists Hospital, Akure while her husband who sustained serious injuries from the attack was still receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital in Akure.
It was gathered that the suspect is very notorious in the area, as he was said to have been rusticated at one time or the other from FUTA and Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo for being a member of secret cults.
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