The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 57-year old man, identified as Anselm Osagie for allegedly raping his 98-year-old landlady.
reports state that the suspect who was alleged to have committed the offence on January 3, 2015, however, denied having carnal knowledge of his landlady.
Osagie, who blamed his co-tenant (name withheld) for his plight said his neighbour raised false alarm after he saw his landlady sitting on his bed while he was lying down.
The suspect, who claimed that the old woman had been coming to his room since October last year, revealed that he was severely beaten for allegedly making love to an old woman before he was handed over to the police.
Meanwhile, the state police command also paraded 43 other suspects for rape related offences. One of the suspects, Famous Aibangbe allegedly raped a 50-year old woman in a bush at Upper Sakponba, while another whose name was given as Yakubu Farouk was arrested for impersonating a reporter with the Voice of America and Voice of Germany.
Luck, reportedly ran out of Farouk after he allegedly interviewed the head of the Hausa community in Edo.
Confirming the arrests, the state commissioner of police, Foluso Adebanjo, said the suspects would be charged to court after investigations are concluded.
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