Thr Oyo State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old suspect, Tosin Kolade, who r@ped and m¥redered a 17-year-old girl, Ifeoluwa Apanpa, inside a church at Olodo area of Ibadan, the state capital.
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It is reported that the deceased was said to be on her way to church for service when the suspect under a false pretence sought her assistance in his own church that was close by.
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The suspect who was paraded before the newsmen at the State Police Headquarter, Eleyele, Ibadan on Tuesday, September 20, said his mother is a member of the sanitation department in the Church, hence his access to the key of the church.
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“On 17th September, 2022, I went back home from work around 1pm because we didn’t have work that day. We were just sleeping at the shop. I told my boss that I wanted to go and ease myself, and he said I shouldn’t stay long. When I got home, i took the key of our church because my mum is the cleaner of the church and went to church. I packed all the chairs in the church together; I already knew the time Ifeoluwa will pass through our church to her own church. She eventually came and I asked her to assist me to carry some of the chairs I packed.
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“I brought out the kn#fe in my pocket and told her not to shout. I wanted to sc@re her to collect her phone but she dr@gged the kn#fe with me and the kn#fe fell to the floor. She also fell down and h#t her head on the floor while trying to escape. She couldn’t stand up because she was weak. I r@ped her and took her phone. I requested for her password but she gave me the wrong password. When I discovered, I str@ng¥lated her,” the suspect explained.