Ogun Police Arrests 25 year-old Rapist

Abeokuta: Our  Crime Reporter

            

OGUN POLICE COMMAND has arrested a suspected rapist  at Abule Lemode of Ijoko area, Ifo Local Government area of Ogun State.

The 25- year old man, Wasiu Bankole  sexually assaulted a 70 - year old woman (name withheld) in her house about 8:00p.m. on Tuesday night, June 2, while she was asleep. She had since been rushed  to hospital for treatment. 

The Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi said, in a release made available to thedispatch online, the suspect who claimed to have committed the crime under the influence of alcohol, burst into her residence, pinned the septuagenarian to the ground and raped her.

Wasiu later jumped off the victim,  abandoning his torchlight, pair of shoes and clothes when a neighbour attracted by her screaming for help, hit him with a stick.

The suspect was arrested the following day, Wednesday, after the incident was reported at the Agbado Division of the Ogun State Police Command.

Abimbola stated: "The suspect was arrested following a report by the victim who reported at Agbado division that while she was sleeping in her house on the 2nd of June 2020, at Abule lemode area of ijoko at about 8 pm, the suspect suddenly broke into her room, held her down and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her against her consent. 

"The victim stated further that it was one of her neighbor who heard her screaming that came to rescue her by using a stick to hit the suspect at his back consequence upon which he jumped off her and ran away leaving his clothes, shoe and torchlight  inside her room.

"On the basis of the report, the DPO Agbado division, Superintendent of Police (SP) Kuranga Yero, dispatched detectives to look for the suspect and bring him to justice. The detectives succeeded in getting him arrested 24 hours after and brought him to the station.

"On interrogation, he confessed committing the crime but claimed to have acted under the influence of alcohol.

"The victim has been taken to the hospital for medical attention. Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson, has ordered the transfer of the suspect to the Anti - human trafficking and Child Labour unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department(SCIID) for further investigation and prosecution."