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Man rapes Lagos hotel receptionist

A Lagos resident, simply identified as Fuad is now in police custody following the dastard act committed at the Mutab Hotel and Suites on Abeokuta Street, in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State.

Fuad, Roving Naija gathered was arrested for allegedly raping the 19-year old receptionist working at the hotel where he was lodged with his girlfriend.

The receptionist as reported by Punch Metro was raped in a toilet after being threatened with a bottle by the now arrested Fuad.

Explaining her ordeal to the Punch, the 19-year old said the incident happened around midnight when everyone in the hotel premises were fast asleep.

She said, “He wore only his underpants when he blocked me inside the toilet. I saw a bottle with him and he said if I refused to have sex with him, he would use the bottle to kill me. He raped me inside the toilet and after he was done, he left me there. The incident happened between 12 midnight and 1am on Saturday when everybody was asleep.

“I was also asleep until one of our customers woke me up and said that he needed a towel. I was the one who attended to him (Fuad) when he came with his girlfriend to lodge in our hotel. He paid N5,000 for the room. He must have seen me when I went to pick the towel as he left his girlfriend inside the room, blocked me inside the toilet and raped me there.

“I reported the incident to my manager, Mr Ali, who raised the alarm in the morning. Mr Ali and my colleagues went to Fuad’s room, apprehended him and it was at that point that his girlfriend knew what he did. My manager and colleagues saw the bottle Fuad used to threaten me inside the toilet.”

The owner of the hotel, Mutairu Oke, said the suspect was handed over to the police, adding that the receptionist was taken to the hospital for treatment.

He said, “Immediately I was informed in the morning, I instructed my workers to apprehend him. I rushed down to the hotel and took him to the Denton Police Station. Fuad is currently detained there.

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