The Police Command in Nasarawa state announced the arrest of 43-year-old man named, Mr Dan’asabe Eddo, for allegedly raping an 80-years old woman in the state.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement in Lafia the state capital.
According to the statement, the suspect went to the house of the victim, who lived alone, and raped her by force.
Nansel said “One Dan’asabe Eddo, a 43-year-old man of Kubasha village, Kagarko LGA, Kaduna, but resident in Kundami village, Garaku, Kokona LGA of Nasarawa State, nocturnally went into the residence of an 80-year-old woman, who stays alone in the same village, and forcefully had carnal 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 to the commission of the offence and blamed it on the handiwork of the devil.”
