a 27-year-old serial rapist, Stephen
Nyong, a native of Ikono Local
Government Area of Akwa Ibom
State
, who resides at 18b, Inyang
Edem Street, Mount Zion, Calabar,
as he was arrested by youths of the
community.
Vanguard gathered that Stephen
and his gang, who have been on
rampage terrorizing women in the
neighbourhood for about a decade,
intensified their nefarious
activities by visiting almost every
compound each night since the
beginning of this year, where they
rape women and girls.
According to the village head of
Ndom Ndang, Muri Okon Effiong,
who spoke with Vanguard, the gang
has been operating in his domain
for a very long time. He said: “As
the custodian of this place, the chief
and I took a decision to deal with
them and we have arrested one
today (yesterday).
“He and other gang members have
raped over 60 girls. He alone had
defiled over 20 girls this 2015. He
has been chased in more than three
compounds but was not caught. His
sins have caught up with him
today.”
Chief Effiong revealed that Edem
doesn’t only rape the girls but also
makes sure he stabs and injures
them as well as cart away any
valuable within reach.
“It was last Sunday night’s attack
that got the youths in the area
enraged and they decided to lay
siege for him and their kingpin on
our instruction. Unfortunately, the
leader of the gang, who is now at
large, is responsible for grooming
them over the years,” the monarch
said.
According to a resident, Mrs Agnes
Ubong, who also spoke with
Vanguard, the suspect was a brutal
rapist who showed no mercy to any
of his victims as he stabbed them
with his dagger after defiling them.
“After defiling my neighbour, Mary
and her roommate, he stabbed both
of them on the head and he also
took their phones and N8,000 from
them. They were both taken to the
hospital this morning (yesterday),”
she said.
Source: Vanguard
