A 43-year-old man identified as Dan’asabe Eddo has been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police Command for allegedly raping an 80-year-old woman.
The suspect who is an indigene of Kaduna but resident in Kundami village, Garaku, Lokonga Local Government area of Nasarawa State allegedly went into the home of the old woman and forcefully had canal knowledge of her.
The spokesperson of the police command, Ramhan Nansel confirmed the incident in a statement released on he 16th of January.
He said said that a complaint was made at the Garaku Division of the police command on the 14th of January.
According to Nansel, “He allegedly went into the residence of an 80-year-old woman, who stays alone in the same village and forcefully had canal knowledge of her.
“Upon receipt of the complaint, police operatives attached to the Garaku Division immediately swung into action and got the suspect arrested.
“Upon interrogation, the suspect admitted that he committed the offence, but blamed it on the devil.
“Upon notification, the Commissioner of Police, CP Adesina Soyemi, directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Lafia, for profound investigation.”
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