Uduak Akpan who lured Miss Iniubong Umoren out of her home for a fake job interview in Akwa Ibom State and killed her in the process, has pleaded guilty to the crime.
Akpan was arraigned before a State High Court judge in Uyo.
Akpan lured the 26-year-old graduate of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) with a fake job interview on April 29, raped, killed and disposed of her remains in a shallow grave in his father’s compound.
Umoren was confirmed dead on April 30 and buried the next day at her hometown, Nung Ita, Ikot Essien in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
Akpan, who was arraigned alongside his father, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge of rape.
The case is being prosecuted by the Akwa Ibom State Government.
Recall that in May, Akpan who was paraded by the police in Uyo narrated how he attempted to rape the deceased and eventually killed her with a pressing iron which he called ‘stabiliser’.
“She (Ms Umoren) came for a supposed job interview in which I used reverse psychology on her. I asked her if she can work in a farm where hard drugs are kept as a secretary and she said she can— that she’s ready to do the job.
“When she came, I revealed to her that this farm does not exist. There is no farm like that. It was just a hoax. I told her that before she leaves that I would like to have sex with her and she agreed. She gave a condition that I should use a condom, which I did. While I removed the condom, she became furious. She took a nearby stabiliser to hit me on my head and she bit my left ring finger and tried to reach for the wall, screaming.
“While I was bleeding, in a bid to stop her, I used the same stabiliser to hit her. She fell and started bleeding.”
He also confessed to having used the same ‘reverse psychology’ on not less than six women in the past, although he stated that Umoren was the only one he had killed.
