Rafiu Idowu, 26, has been apprehended by the Nigeria Police Force, Osun State Command, for allegedly killing his 10-year-old cousin after raping her.

It was revealed to CEOAFRICA.com by sources that Idowu confessed to have committed the crime, saying it was Tawa Bilawu who lured him into raping her. He said the incident occurred when the victim visited him at his family residence at Ile-Ogbo, Ayedire Local Government Area of the state.

“Tawa Bilawu met me at the passage of my house when she came to visit me on that fateful day. I asked her where she was going and she said somebody sent her somewhere but she decided to check on me.

“Bilawu later dragged me into my room where she removed my trousers and both of us went on bed. Then, Bilawu put my penis into her private part and started shouting.  I then asked her the reason for the alarm.

“The alarm raised by Bilawu was after two minutes of sexual intercourse between us. When she started shouting, I got hold of her neck and nose and pressed them till she died.”

According to the Police Public Relations Officer for the Osun State Command, Mrs. Folashade Odoro, the arrest of the suspect was carried out by members of the State Criminal Investigations Department, SCID, led by the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Jimoh.

According to the PPRO, the suspect who recently returned to the state from Lagos also smokes indian hemp.

The police claimed the suspect admitted that the deceased was his relative who pays him regular visit at his residence, adding that the late Bilawu was known to every member of his family.

He admitted that the late Bilawu never had intercourse with him prior to the one that led to her death.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mrs Dorothy Gimba, has however directed that the case be investigated and the suspect arraigned.