A 42-year-old man, John Daniel, has been arrested for allegedly raping a 30 year old woman in Ogun state.
According to a statement released by Ogun state police command spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspect was arrested after the victim lodged a complaint at Sango ota divisional headquarters.
The woman said, she went in search of a shop to rent for her business at about 6 pm, when she met the suspect, who told her that he has a container kept in his care by somebody, which she can use as a shop.
”The suspect, there and then asked her to follow him to where the container is.
On getting to his house, the suspect asked the victim to sit down inside his living room, for him to call the owner of the container. But, surprisingly, the suspect suddenly locked the door, and brought out a screwdriver and a bottle with which he threatened her to undress. She stated further that she was forcefully raped after beating her mercilessly.
Upon the report, the Dpo Sango ota csp Godwin Idehai detailed his detectives to the scene, where the suspect was promptly arrested. The bottle and screwdriver was also recovered as exhibit.
The victim was taken to hospital by the police for medical treatment. The suspect has confessed to the commission of the crime” the statement read in part.
According to Abimbola the commissioner of police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has directed the case to be transferred to the anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation and diligent prosecution.
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