The Ekiti state police command has arrested one Tope, pictured above,
a commercial bus driver for allegedly raping a 200-level female student
of College of Education, Ikere Ekiti last week. According to reports,
the female student was returning from the hospital where she had gone to
receive medication for malaria when the driver overpowered her and
raped her inside his bus along the lonely Ikere – Igbara Odo Road at
about 8pm on Sunday Septemeber 17th.
The incident resulted in a clash between the students and the
drivers. Police officers were had to intervene after the rampaging
students destroyed some buses belonging to drivers in the park where
their colleague who was abused, boarded the bus.
According to police sources, the suspect has confessed to committing
the crime. After investigations have been completed, he would be
arraigned in court.
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