25 year old man arrested for raping 70 year old woman

Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 25 year old man Wasiu Bankole for allegedly raping a 70 year old woman in Ijoko area of Sango Ota, located in Ado-Odo/Ota local government of the state.

Penpushing reports that, the Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed this on Thursday, adding that the arrest followed a report by the victim who reported at Agbado division that the suspect stormed her room while asleep and forcefully engaged her in sex

The police spokesman said, the victim said the incident occurred on 2nd of June 2020, at Abule lemode area of ijoko at about 8 pm, when the suspect suddenly broke into her room, held her down and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her against her consent.

Penpushing further reports that, 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.

‘Upon the report, the DPO Agbado division SP Kuranga Yero dispatched his detectives to look for the suspect and bring him to justice. The detectives succeeded in getting him arrested 24 hrs after and brought him to the station’, Oyeyemi said.

The police image maker said, on interrogation, the suspect confessed committing the crime but claimed to have acted under the influence of alcohol, adding that the victim has been taken to the hospital for medical attention.

Meanwhile, the commissioner of police Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to anti human trafficking and child labour unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.