A 43-year-old man, Dan’asabe Eddo, ha sbeen arrested for allegedly raping an 80-year-old woman in Nasarawa state.
This was disclosed by the spokesperson of the police command in the state, ASP Ramhan Nansel, in a statement in Lafia on Sunday.
He said the suspect went to the house of the octogenarian, who lived alone, and raped her.
He 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.”
The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia, for further investigations.
