A 45-year-old farmer, Lawrence
Adedapo, is now in Police custody for allegedly forcibly having carnal
knowledge of a 75-year-old woman, Grace Asaolu, at Ogbese Camp, Ise-Ekiti in
Ise-Orun Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Adedapo was said to have invited the
septuagenarian to his house on November 7 this year under the pretex that he
brought some plantain from his farm for sale.
The accused was said to have taken
advantage of the old woman’s fragile nature, overpowering her before having
carnal knowledge of her.
According to the victim, “Lawrence
Adedapo is my neighbour. He invited me to come and collect plantain but instead
he pushed me on his children’s bed and forcefully had carnal knowledge of me. I
later rushed to the police station to report the matter.”
Upon interrogation, the suspect
confirmed that he had carnal knowledge of the woman but denied forcing her,
claiming that she was his mistress.
He said: “I knew her long time ago. I
knew her as a widow from Moba Local Government Area of the state. We have known
each other for the past 35 years and I have been dating her for long.
“The last time I had sex with her was
in April during Easter before meeting her again on November 7. That was the
second time we met this year. I did not force her into it and I had her consent
before doing it”.
Asked why she reported the matter to
the police, Adedapo said: “I promised to give her N2,000 which she asked for
before we did it. But after the sex I was able to give her N1,000 only. That
could be the reason why she alleged that I raped her. I later found out that
she was bleeding as a result of the sex.
“I did not even ejaculate because I
used my children’s room, so I had to rush.”
However, the police image maker in
the state, Mr. Victor Babayemi, ASP, insisted that the investigation carried
out by the police revealed that the old woman was actually raped by the
suspect.
He said: “In the course of
investigation, facts emerged that the suspect knew the victim to be of old age,
75, and in menopause.
“She could not have been bleeding
without tampering with her organ. Medical report shows that there was a violent
sexual assault on her; she was also said to be distressed with her genital
smeared with fresh blood.
“It shows that he invited the woman
with criminal intent to have intercourse with her.
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