Ekiti man sentenced to death for raping, killing landlady

The Ekiti State high Court has sentenced one Tunmise Abraham to death by hanging for raping and killing his landlady, Bukola Olanrewaju.

Abraham was found guilty of raping and killing his landlady at Olorunda Zone 7, Adebayo area of Ado-Ekiti in 2019.

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According to the witness account read by Justice Monisola Abodunde, Olanrewaju, a mother of three, was alone at home after her husband had gone out when the incident happened.

The prosecution told the court that the suspect broke into the woman’s room, threatened her with a cutlass and tied her up before carrying out the dastardly act.

The prosection said, “After the act, the tenant fled the house, but some of his belongings were found in the room, which suggested that he was responsible for the act.”

The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Mr Julius Ajibare, who prosecuted the case on behalf of the state government, called four witnesses to prove his case.

The judge found Abraham guilty of the offences and consequently sentenced him to death by hanging.