28 Year Old Rapist Blames Devil For His Action In Ogun
By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA
Godday Robinson, who was on April 24th, 2020 arrested by operatives of Ogun State Police Command for rape, stealing and attempted murder of a 17 year old girl has blamed devil for his action.
Robinson, 28 year old upon interrogation made this confessional statement and own up to have committed the crime, but blamed it on the devil for his misfortune.
DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Command in a release issued on Thursday confirmed that the suspect was arrested following a report received by the policemen attached to Agbara Area Command that a young lady was lying unconscious in a 10 feet deep pit in a nearby bush.
The Command spokesman stressed that upon the report by the good Samaritan, the Area Commander Agbara detailed his men to the scene where the young lady was rescued with the help of members of the public and she was quickly taken to hospital.
He said: “Having regained her consciousness, the victim explained to the police that on April 22nd, 2020, while she was coming from night duty after closing from the company where she works, the suspect who has been making advances to her before accosted her on her way.
“He capitalized on the isolated nature of the area and dragged her into the bush where she forcefully raped her, dispossessed her of her Galaxy Samsung phone valued at #85,000 and then strangled her until she passed out momentarily.
“Having believed that she was dead, he dragged her further into the bush and dumped her into the pit. After sometime, she came back to life and started shouting for help.”
Furthermore, he noted that on the strength of her explanation, the Area Commander, ACP Bolanle Muritala gave a matching order to his detectives that the suspect must be traced and apprehended.
“The detectives swung to action immediately, traced the suspect and got him arrested on April 24th, 2020. On interrogation, the suspect made a confessional statement and own up to the commission of the crime, but blamed it on the devil,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.





