Robbers rape corps member in Bayelsa

A gang of suspected armed robbers has raped an unnamed member of the National Youth Service Corps in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital .
It was learnt that the hoodlums , during a house - to - house robbery at Yenizue - Gene , a suburb of Yenagoa , attacked the corps member ’s apartment located in the area on Sunday.
The armed robbers, said to be three , reportedly stormed the area around 3 am and fired several gunshots into the air to scare away members of a vigilance group, who used sticks and cutlasses as weapons .
The hoodlums were said to have robbed the victim of her mobile phones , cash and later raped her .
A resident , who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the armed robbers took turns to rape the victim in spite of her plea for mercy .
“ She has been taken to a hospital for treatment ,” the source added .
It was said that the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company had , since November 2017 , thrown the entire state into darkness with electricity restored once in a while .
The development reportedly led to an upsurge in criminal activities , particularly cult - related killings and armed robberies .
The Police Public Relations Officer , Bayelsa State Police Command , Mr Asinim Butswat , confirmed the robbery .
Butswat , a Deputy Superintendent of Police , said , “ The traumatised corps member reported the matter to the police station , including the way the hoodlums took turns to rape her .
“ She has made a useful statement on the identities of the armed robbers. We have launched a manhunt forthem . ”