NSCDC Arrests Burglar Who R#ped Housewife In The Presence Of Her Daughter

The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have arrested a 47-year-old burglar identified as Ganiyu Yusuf, for allegedly r#ping a housewife and stealing from her in June 2021.

Disclosing this to newsmen, the spokesperson of NSCDC in the state, Olasunkanmi Ayeni, said Yusuf allegedly broke into a house at Oloje area, Ilorin, through the roof on June 1, 2021, overpowered and r#ped the victim and escaped from the state.

The suspect was also alleged to have stolen two laptops and two phones from the house.

“A case of robbery and r#pe was reported at the NSCDC Kwara State Command headquarters, Ilorin, on June 1, 2022.

The command commenced a serious search for the suspect after the incident was reported. Fortunately, the suspect was eventually tracked down at Mokwa, Niger State, on January 5, 2023.

The suspect, Ganiyu Yusuf, 47, a native of Abeokuta, Ogun State, confessed that he broke into the house on that fateful day through the roof.

After gaining access to the house in the Oloje area in Ilorin, he overpowered the woman who was alone with her two-year-old baby in the house. He r#ped the woman in the presence of her two-year-old daughter and went away with two laptops and two Android phones belonging to the victim.

The command is still searching for the buyers of the exhibits.”Ayeni said

He added that the suspect would be arraigned in court once investigation into the incident is completed.