Ogun State Police Command reveals it has apprehended one 25-year-old Wasiu Bankole for allegedly raping a 70-year-old woman. According to the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspect was nabbed on June 3.
Oyeyemi disclosed that the suspect was arrested after the victim reported the case at the police division in Agbado. He stated further that the victim said while she was asleep in her house at Abule lemode area of Ijoko at about 8 pm on June 2 when the suspect all of a sudden broke into her room, pinned her down and forcefully had sex with her.
While talking further about the incident, Oyeyemi said: “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 hours after and brought him to the station,” the statement said.
Oyeyemi said upon interrogation, the suspect “confessed committing the crime but claimed to have acted under the influence of alcohol.”
He disclosed that they have taken the victim to the hospital for urgent medical attention and added that the Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson had directed that the suspect should be immediately transferred to anti human trafficking and child labour unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for subsequent investigation and prosecution.
