Ondo Police Speaks On Footage Of ‘Fulani’ Man Accused Of Raping, Attempting To Pluck Out Eyes Of Lady

Ondo State Police Command said it had already commenced investigation into an incident captured in a viral video of a Fulani man accused of raping a young lady at Oluwatuyi Quarters in Akure and attempting to remove her eyes.

On Tuesday, a video of a naked man being tortured by residents of Oluwatuyi in Akure went viral on social media.

He was said to be a Fulani man and alleged to have raped a young lady and was in the process of removing her eyes when he was caught.

In the video, the victim was seen lying naked beside her alleged attacker, with blood on her body.

Residents were heard screaming and questioning the criminal as regards what the victim had done to deserve what was done to her.

The alleged attacker was paraded naked alongside his victim and beaten with a plank.

The Public Relations Officer of the Ondo State Police Command, ASP Tee-Leo Ikoro, confirmed the incident on Wednesday, February 3 but however said the video might be old.

He added that the alleged rapist and his victim have been admitted to Police Hospital in Akure for treatment.

According to him, the state Commissioner of Police, Bolaji Salami, has ordered an investigation into the matter to ascertain the veracity of the issue.

Ikoro said there had been no formal report at any of the police divisions in the state regarding the incident.

He expressed;

We also saw the video and it has gone round the entire command. We have spoken with all the police stations. I think it is an old video from somewhere that people are trying to impose on some set of people.

However, the CP has ordered all the divisions within the places of mention to go investigate to find out whether it is real because no one has come with a formal report to any of the stations.

Ikoro added;

I just communicated with one of the stations now. I have gone to the operations department to see if they have anything like that. The video has gone viral and everyone is saying it’s from Ondo State.

As I speak with you now, we’ve not been able to ascertain where it happened and when but we suspect it’s an old video bloggers are trying to make viral.

All the divisions in the command have been asked to investigate it so we can get the truth but for now, nothing out of anywhere.