A 22-year-old tricycle rider, Rasaq Taoheed, have been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State police command for allegedly r@ping his female passenger and dispossessing her of her valuables.
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He was arrested following a distress call received by the police at the Ifo division at about 4am on Monday. His middle-aged passenger, who was said to have boarded the tricycle at Iyana Coker in Ifo, had raised the alarm that Taoheed was taking her to an unknown destination.
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According to a segment by the spokesperson of the command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, “On interrogation, the victim explained to the police that she boarded the tricycle from Pakoto bus stop, going to Iyana Coker, but the suspect suddenly brought out a locally-made pistol with which he thre@tened to sh@@t her if she didn’t cooperate.
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“She stated further that the suspect took her to Olose Primary School, Ifo, where he r@ped her at g*npoint. After r@ping her, the suspect also dispossessed her of her money before putting her back on the tricycle and started heading to another direction. But on getting to the Aritameje area, she sighted some people and she raised an alarm which led to the arrest of the suspect.
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The suspect confessed to the commission of the crime,” Oyeyemi said, adding that the said tricycle and pistol were recovered from him.
