The two rapists Desmond Quadri and Richard Orji
Two heartless graduates, Desmond Quadri and Richard Orji are now cooling their heads in police custody after they sneaked into a woman's house and brutally stabbed, robbed and r*ped her in Ajah area of Lagos.
It was gathered that the two criminals had attended a party together where they had some bottles of alcoholic drink. After that the, 24-year-old Quadri was said to have gone into the bush to defecate and was accompanied by his friend, Orji, 25.
Punch reports that the two while in the bush, spotted a woman in her room alone and sneaked into the compound. The forced their way into the room and met the 32-year-old woman.
It was during the period that they stabber her in the shoulder and thigh, before taking her phones, Ipad, perfumes and other personal effects.
The two didn't stop there. The suspects allegedly took turns to r*pe her for about half an hour before leaving her for dead. She was later taken to the hospital by the residents of the area after the two criminals had escaped and the matter reported to the police.
How they were caught
The suspects were however caught after a long time. It seemed like they had escaped and everything forgotten until the police kicked in. The suspected rapists were said to have been caught after selling the victim’s phones.
A police source revealed that “After they committed the crime, they fled and thought that was the end of the case. They sold one of the woman’s phone to someone. We were able to track the phone and get that person arrested. The buyer led us to them. They did not deny the crime.”
Quadri who is from Abia State revealed that he is a graduate of Business Administration from a polytechnic in Ogun State, while his accomplice, Orji, said he hailed from Delta State and studied Banking and Finance at a polytechnic in Delta State.
Quadri said, “It was around 10pm on Sunday night at Ajah that the incident happened. We went for a festival and became drunk. We later felt we should go to a hotel to have another drink.
“On the way, I went to a nearby bush to defecate. After I was done, we saw that the house opposite the bush had no gate or any form of security. We decided to enter the building. We observed that there was a lady in her room alone.
“We saw that her kitchen did not have any burglar-proof bar, so we entered through the kitchen. I was outside watching to know if anybody would come, while Orji was inside.”
Giving his own account, Orji said: “We were drunk. I cannot say if it was the drink or something else. But I can tell you that we allowed the devil to take complete control of us,” he said.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Fatai Owoseni, said the victim was in the hospital, adding that she was responding to treatment.
