28 year old alleged rapists arrested for attempted murder

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 28 year old man, Godday Robinson for alleged rape, stealing and attempted murder of a 17 year old girl in Agbara town, in Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of the State.

Penpushing reports that, the Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi made this known on Thursday, adding that the suspect was arrested following a report received by the policemen attached to Agbara area Command that a young lady was lying unconscious in a ten feet deep pit in a nearby bush.

‘Upon the report by the good Samaritan, the area Commander Agbara detailed his men to the scene where the young lady was rescued with the help of members of the public and she was quickly taken to an hospital’ he said.

Penpushing further reports that, Oyeyemi said, having regained her consciousness, the victim explained to the police that on the 22nd of April, while she was coming from night duty which she performed in the company where she works, the suspect who has been making advances to her before accosted her, capitalized on the isolated nature of the area and dragged her into the bush where he forcefully raped her.

The police spokesman said the suspect dispossessed the victim of her Galaxy Samsung phone valued at N85,000, and then strangled her until she passed out momentarily,adding that, having believed that she is dead, he dragged her further into the bush and dumped her into the pit

.‘After sometime, she came back to life and started shouting for help..On the strength of her explanation, the area Commander ACP Bolanle Muritala gave a matching order to his detectives that the suspect must be traced and apprehended’, he said.

Penpushing also reports that, Oyeyemi said, the detectives swung to action immediately, traced the suspect and got him arrested, adding that, on. interrogation, the suspect made a confessional statement and own up to the commission of the crime but blamed it on the devil.

Meanwhile the Commissioner of  Police  Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.