A suspected rapist is battling for survival in the hospital in Akure, Ondo State, after he was beaten to coma by irate mob for raping and plucking out the eyes of his victim.
The suspect and the victim are reportedly unconsciousness at the state police clinic in the Akure metropolis after they were caught at the Oluwatuyi area of the city.
According to report, the suspect ambushed the victim and forcefully raped her and thereafter plucked her eyes so that she would not be able to identify him after the incident. But luck ran a parallel line against him as victim’s alarm attracted residents in the area who caught him in the act and descended on him.
But the timely intervention of police detectives at the scene aborted plans by the irate youths to set him ablaze.
Reports had it that the suspect is from the Northern part of the country who refused to disclose his identity or where he came from but the police spokesperson, Tee Leo lkoro who confirmed the ugly incident said the suspect is from Benue state.
He added that the police detectives have not been able to extract information from the suspect because he’s still unconscious after the severe beating from the youths.
The image maker added that the family of the victim has not been identified by the police yet.