A driver, Yusuf Waheed, was arrested by the Ondo State Police Command on Sunday for reportedly robbing and raping a female undergraduate in a bush.
The victim had allegedly entered Waheed’s vehicle from the Agbogbo area of Akure, Ondo State, en route to Ile-Ife, Osun State, sometime last week.
After other passengers had reached their various destinations they got down from the car. The suspect then drove the victim into the bush and brought out a knife.
He was said to have threatened to kill her if she did not succumb to his request.
After raping her, the 35-year-old reportedly robbed the victim of her valuables, including a handset, iPad and N4,000.
Mr. Femi Joseph, the state Police Public Relations Officer, said on receiving the information, the Ondo police command deployed operatives immediately who tracked down the suspect to Ogun State where the victim’s phone was recovered.
Joseph said, “A search warrant was executed in his house. A flash drive with the iPad cover of the student was also recovered.
“He has confessed to the crime and blamed his action on the devil. We will soon charge him to court.”
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