A Nigerian man who claims to be a preacher, has reportedly been arrested
for allegedly beating, robbing and raping escorts in hotels across
Washington DC.
The acclaimed preacher, Gabriel Omogbo
of Hyattsville, Maryland, is charged with attempted first degree
murder, armed robbery, first degree assault and reckless endangerment.
According
to his Facebook page, he preaches at the Celestial Church of Christ in
Riverdale and is a former student at Bowie State University.
Omogbo is said to work as a security guard and currently lives at home with his parents.
The police believe that the 33-yr-old used a website named Backpage.com to find female escorts & arranged to meet up with them.
According to WJLA,
the first two attacks happened at the Best Western Plus Hotel in
Rockville and on both occasions he was accused of raping and stealing
from two women he had met online.
A third attack
took place at the Radison Hotel in Rockville, where he is accused of
threatening a woman with a knife, the goes on to order the woman to take
off her clothes before reportedly telling her 'You are going to die
today.'
He then beat her, cutting her arms, legs and hands and then steals her iPad, cell phone and $300.
The woman who survived the attack, told police that before he had fled the hotel room, Omogbo offered her a glass of water.
Omogbo
was reportedly arrested after police traced CCTV footage from the
hotels as well as collecting DNA evidence from each of the rooms.
CCTV
footage showed a man matching Omogbo's description wearing blue jeans
and brown loafers entering and leaving the hotels at the time of the
attacks.
Omogbo
is now being held at Montgomery County Correction Facility on a no bond
status and is expected to appear in Court on January 8 and could face
life in prison.
source: pulse ng
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