RAPE: Two rape girl and blackmail her with video.. I was offered a bottle of drink and became unconscious -Victim

Two men , identified as Inyang Patrick , 22 , and Ibah Edet , 23 , suspected to have drugged a lady ( names withheld) before having sex with her , have been arrested by Cross River State police command .
The two suspects , who were among 47 suspected criminals paraded by the state Commissioner of Police


Hafiz Inuwa were also said to have gone further to blackmail her with recordings of the act .

The commissioner noted that the suspects were arrested after being
reported to the police by the victim .

He said , “ On February 23 , 2018 , the victim alleged that she was invited by one Inyang Akwanyene Patrick , male , 22 , to Harris Guest House along Atimbo Road in Calabar.
“ On arrival at the guest house , she met Inyang Akwanyene Patrick and Ibah Edet and was offered a bottle of drink suspected to have been drugged , which she took and became unconscious .

“ Thereafter the duo forcefully had unlawful carnal knowledge of her and videoed all that transpired, which they later used to intimidate and demand ransom from the victim , threatening that they would make the recording viral to the public if she failed to comply .

“ During interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime . The phone used for recording her was recovered from the suspects and will be tendered as exhibit in court . Meanwhile , medical examination has been carried out by a qualified medical to know her health status . ”
Inuwa stressed that the suspects would soon be charged to court to allow the law to take its course .

45 other suspected criminals had been arrested in the past two months for various offences in the stateseveral exhibits were recovered from them .

He explained that 10 of the suspects were arrested for armed robbery ; six for murder ; one for robbery ; two for rape ; seven for unlawful possession of firearms ; eight for cultism ; one for defilement and nine for internet fraud.