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Police arrest rape, robbery suspect in Ondo

The police in Ondo State have arrested a 22-year-old suspected rapist and armed robber in Ondo East LGA.

Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, the command’s spokesman, in a statement, said that the arrests were made following a complaint of rape and robbery lodged at the station by one of the suspect’s victims.

She explained that the suspect pretended to be a Good Samaritan who volunteered to help one of his victims who was stranded before carrying out his evil act.

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The statement reads in part: “He robbed his victim of the sum of N102, 000, her phone and raped her at gunpoint on the way in an isolated area.

“He was later arrested by police operatives of the command on routine patrol.

“During interrogation, he confessed to having robbed many people of their belongings and valuables in the past.

“Four of his victims were contacted through their recovered phones from the suspect and they all identified him to have attacked and robbed them of their belongings.” (NAN)

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