Man In Prison For Raping Girlfriend On Vals Day

A 27 year old graduate of the Rufus Giwa
Polytechnic, Owo, Soladoye Ige is currently
cooling his feet in the custody of men of the
Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Ondo
state Police command, for allegedly raping an 18
year old lady on February 14 this year
(Valentine’s day).
Ige who claimed to be a member of Eiye secret
cult lives in Owo, the same town he attended his
tertiary education, Dailypost reports.
Although, he had graduated from the institution
two years ago, he said he preferred to stay back
in the town to living in another place, even his
home town.
The suspected rapist who was recently paraded
by the state Police Commissioner, Mr Isaac Eke,
told Daily Post that he decided to rape his
girlfriend to enjoy Valentine’s Day, saying that the
lady frustrated all attempts he made to make love
to her.
He explained that, “It is usual of me and every
member of my cult group to have sexual
intercourse on Valentine’s Day to show the
significance of the day. But, when I invited my
girlfriend to my house, she came and insisted that
I could not sleep with her. I told her that it was
usual of me to have fun on Valentine’s Day but
she resisted, hence my resolve to force her to
bed.”
According to the suspect, the lady had slept with
him on several occasions in his house and had
also slept with her in her house in Owo.
He said “I have never raped her before and I
would not have raped her if she agreed with me.
We all know that Valentine’s Day is for love
making and since she was the only one I had at
that time, I decided to have sex with her, but her
refusal made me to force her and we both enjoyed
it at the end of the day.”
However, he attributed his action to the work of
the devil and enemies from his home, saying “I
believe everything was the work of the devil and
the enemies I have at home. I have a lot of
enemies who do not wish me well. I believe they
are behind my current ordeal.”
Ige who noted that he had been having sexual
intercourse with his girlfriend for over a year now
said, “I don’t know why he refused my advances
on that day, because it was unusual of him. There
were several occasions that she would be the one
to ask for sex and I will satisfy him with all my
capacity.”
He noted that he did not tear the pant or the
underwear of the lady, arguing that “from my
knowledge of rape, a rape case can only be
established if the lady can present an evidence
like tore pants and tears on her private part, but
there was nothing like this as far as I know.”
“If she said I raped her, I agree that I raped her. I
did that to make the two of us enjoy Valentine’s
Day which was meant for love. She cannot say in
my presence that I have not been having sex with
her. So, why should she refuse my offer on
Valentine’s Day?” he queried.
Ige who has spent over a week in the custody of
the Police said, “contrary to the claim that I used
blade to write some things on her private part, I
swear that I did not write anything on any part of
her body. She was my girlfriend and I had sex
with her forcefully.”
However, the Investigating Police Officer (IPO)
handling the case insisted that there was a mark
which showed “Eiye” on the private part of the
raped lady, saying that “investigation conducted
by the Police revealed that the suspect used a
sharp object to write on the private part of the
lady.
The Police officer stated that the suspect would
soon be dragged to court on the instruction of the
state Commissioner of Police, Mr Isaac Eke whom
he said has directed that the suspect be
prosecuted.