“Videos recorded by the family show that they used sticks, wood, belt, among others to beat her mercilessly before forcing her into their car. They, thereafter, drove her deep into an unknown forest where the senior lecturer used a pair of scissors to tear her dress from her body.”
*Photo: The lecturer and daughter *
Commissioner of Police in-charge of Nasarawa State, AIG Adesina Soyemi on Saturday directed that the suspects arrested in connection with the assault of female teenager, Blessing Mathias, in Lafia should be charged to court for prosecution upon the conclusion of investigation.
The Shield Online reports that the state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement, following the arrest of two suspects, a senior lecturer with the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia), Dr. Fred Ekpa Ayokhai, and his daughter, Emmanuela Ekpa Ayokhai.
Nansel said that the Commissioner has also ordered an intensive man hunt for the other fleeing suspects in order to face the full wrath of the law.
He added that “the vehicle belonging to Dr. Ayokhai, which was used in conveying the victim to a location along Kwandere road, Lafia where she was assaulted has been recovered.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that Emmanuela Ekpa Ayokhai and the victim had a misunderstanding over a man named IG. The victim accused Emmanuela of snatching her supposed boyfriend and assaulted her. In retaliation, Emmanuela mobilised her family, went after the victim and got her assaulted as well.’’
The Shield Online recalls that Dr. Fred Ekpe Ayokhai, a senior lecturer with the department of History and International Studies at Federal University of Lafia (FULAFIA), was on Friday, October 21, found ruthlessly brutalizing Blessing Mathias who fought his daughter over a man.
Blessing Mathias had sometime last week confronted Ayokhai’s daughter, Emmanuella Onawegie, for trying to ‘snatch’ her boyfriend identified as IG.
Blessing confronted Emmanuel in Lafia, Nasarawa State, after she found out that she had her boyfriend’s number and was chatting with him. She had asked her to delete the number but Emmanuel blatantly refused leading to a fight.
Emmanuel in company of her father, Ekpe Ayokhai; her brother, Praise Shola; and other family members, stormed Blessing’s home to give her the most inhuman treatment ever.
Videos recorded by the family show that they used sticks, wood, belt, among others to beat her mercilessly before forcing her into their car. They, thereafter, drove her deep into an unknown forest where the senior lecturer used a pair of scissors to tear her dress from her body.
They later pushed her out of the car, took pics of her and abandoned her in the forest.
