Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested 22-year-old Rasaq Tahoeed, a tricycle (Keke Marwa) operator, for allegedly robbing and raping his female passenger (name withheld).
The state police image-maker, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, stated this in a release, AZ:5310/OGS/PRO/VOL.7/125.22/06/2022.
According to the release, the suspected tricycle operator was arrested at about 4am, last Monday, following a distress call received by the policemen at the Ifo Divisional Headquarters.
It stated that a middle-aged lady, who boarded a tricycle from Iyana Coker in Ifo, had raised alarm that the tricycle operator was taking her to an unknown place for reason not known to her.
“Upon the distress call, the DPO Ifo division, CSP Kehinde Kuranga, quickly led his patrol team to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested.
“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 threatened to shoot her if she didn’t cooperate.
“The victim stated further that the suspect took her to Olose Primary School, Ifo where he raped her at gun point.
“After raping her, the suspect also dispossessed her of her money before putting her back to the tricycle and started heading to another direction.
“But on getting to Aritameje Area, she sighted some people and she raised alarm which led to the arrest of the suspect.
“The suspect confessed to the commission of the crime. The tricycle and one locally-made pistol were recovered from him,” Oyeyemi stated in the release.
Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspected tricycle operator to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.
