Events in Sapele since the last two weeks have shown that some rapists are on the prowl in Sapele town, breaking into homes to rob and rape female residents.

The areas worse hit are Okpe Road and Olley Road in Sapele.

It was gathered that the rapists come in the guise of robbery, breaking into homes, and collecting a few valuables but spending more time in raping female residents than stealing valuables.

Among other incidents that have occurred, an eyewitness has it that their main aim seems to be the raping of female residents.

At Okpe Road close to Deeper Life Church, they struck this week and raped the female resident in the house.

An eyewitness account had it that they were three in number and they took the girl out of the room and raped her in turns before escaping through Ayomanor Primary School compound.

In another incident that happened at Olley Road, the rapists were five in number. After breaking into the house of their victim, they again took the female resident outside and raped her one after the other before escaping.

A resident that pleaded anonymity alleged that the rapists looked like members of the local vigilante group in the area because the gun they carried in both incidents was long like the ones vigilantes use.

Another resident said that the rapists must be members of the local vigilantes, alleging that they took delight in taking their victim outside to rape not having fear of being seen by the local vigilantes that patrol the area at night.

The eyewitness that accounted for what happened at Okpe Road said that he overheard one of the rapists telling his victim while raping her that she had been refusing his advances in the area for some time now, hence he decided to have his way with her through that means.

Concern residents in Sapele are calling on security operatives to quickly nip this ugly act in the bud and to call the vigilante group that patrols Okpe Road, Omene Road, Olley and Lawrence Roads to order and ask them to be extra vigilant as the perpetrators of this act seemed to know the area so well and were so bold in carrying out the ugly act.