At least four ladies have narrated their ordeal in the hands of a notorious e-hailing cab driver who they accused of serially robbing female passengers and sexually assaulting them.
The driver was said to have concealed his identity using names such as Femi, Benjamin and Samuel, and allegedly preyed on stranded female commuters whom he had lured into his vehicle.
Some of his victims who spoke to our correspondent disclosed that Femi often operated around midnight or early morning, locked the car doors, and threatened female passengers with weapons such as a gun, a knife and even acid.
It was gathered that the police had yet to act on the complaints filed by some of the victims who reported the matter.
Speaking to our correspondent, a digital marketer, Mary Okene, said she and her colleague were robbed when they entered the suspect’s car while returning from work around 5am on April 5.
According to her, the ride she had earlier booked had an accident at the Civic Centre and Femi was said to have stopped to offer them a ride to the Mainland.
She said, “On our way, we negotiated the fees and he conversed with us. Suddenly, when we got to the Third Mainland Bridge, he parked, brought out a knife and told us to bring our bags.
“He told us he’s not a cab man and that this is what he does and that he preys on s*x workers because they did something crazy to him. We told him we were not prostitutes. I showed him some of my work gadgets like a light and a tripod as proof. He said he wasn’t convinced.
“He then put his hand under my dress, asking if I wore underwear. I removed his hand and told him I wore a tight. That was how he slapped me and pointed the knife at me. He then grabbed the breast of the second lady with me, who is my Human Resources Manager. We kept begging. He collected our bags, then he returned them and told us to bring our phones.
“I was trying to send a text when he threatened to pour acid on my face. He then said he liked me and he wanted to rape me. He told the HR to open the door and run but the doors were locked. He said I should start undressing. I started crying and begging furiously. He also had a Love Machine in his car.”
Okene said the suspect robbed her and the HR of a total sum of N100,000, adding that when she reported the case at Ifako police station, the officer there exclaimed, “This man again!”
Also narrating her ordeal, another victim who gave her name simply as Isi said she encountered the suspect on January 26, 2024 when she booked an e-hailing cab from Ikeja City Mall to Berger.
“When he came, we got into a discussion and he talked about his wife. Then, he started asking me out, but I refused, citing that he already had a wife. Later, he brought out a very sharp dagger and gave me three hot slaps for refusing his advances,” she said.
