A bizarre armed robbery took place at Lashibi near Tema where a 38-year-old woman offered herself to be raped by a gang of hoodlums, to protect her mother from their lust. This incident was registered over the weekend when armed robbers stormed the residence of the victim.
Reports monitored indicated that it was a 12-year-old boy who facilitated the entry of the gang into the apartment when he was forced through an air-conditioner aperture. On entering, the gang insisted on having sex with the landlady besides demanding money.
A 38-year-old family member, who could not countenance the demand of the robbers, decided to offer herself in lieu of the landlady. As the intercourse lasted, the woman at the receiving end overheard the robbers speaking a language which sounded like Yoruba. When she asked her “assailant” whether he was a Nigerian, the man, still in “action”, questioned gruffly how she knew the fact.
She then informed him that one of her aunts, whom she had visited, lived in Maryland, Lagos and even gave the address of the said aunt. The four-man gang was earlier offered a car worth ¢150 million, but they insisted on cash. With ease, they even went into the landlady’s bedroom and treated themselves to some cake in the fridge. One of the robbers even told the landlady that he was compelled to engage in armed robbery because he needed money to take care of his sick mother.
At this juncture, Auntie Christie, the landlady, asked him to join her in a prayer for his ailing mother. She held his hand and prayed, and at the end, they all said “Amen” simultaneously. Communities 17 and 18 at Lashibi have for sometime now been the target of armed robbers.