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A 26-year-old woman has been allegedly raped by a motorcyclist, Nwamaka Nwaolie, in the Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the victim boarded the motorcycle on her way to church on Sunday.

A community source told our correspondent that the rider suddenly changed his direction and carried the victim into a bush in Idumuine quarters, Isselu-Uku.

He was reported to have brutalised and raped her.

“The man used a plank and a cutlass to beat her till she almost died, after which he raped and left her in the bush.

“The victim was rescued by the Isselu-Uku vigilantes and rushed to the community hospital, after which she was transferred to the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba.

“She was found in a critical condition in the bush by the vigilantes,” the source said.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, confirmed the incident.