A 39-year old man, Tumise Abraham, has been arrested by the Ekiti State Police Command for allegedly raping and killing his landlady.
The landlady, 39-year old Bukola Olanreeaju, was allegedly murdered and raped last week Thursday.
Admitting to murdering her, Tumise stated that he knows nothing about the rape.
According to the State Commissioner of police, Asuquo Mgba, the suspect was arrested in Ondo.
He said: “The suspect, after committing the offence, ran to Akure. He took refuge in a church and that was where he was arrested.
Confessing to the crime, the suspect stated that a disagreement over house rent led to her death. He stated that he didn’t rape her but only used a stick to render her unconscious.
He said: “I called her that day that I wanted to leave the house after paying N23,000 in June and this will last till May next. I said that the husband needed to refund part of my money for me to get another apartment, but the woman said that would never happen.
“We started the argument and she started calling me names. She abused me by calling me a ‘stammer,’ charlatan and other unprintable names, which angered me. She later held my clothes and I slapped her and pushed her away from me.
“The woman now came with a stick and I overpowered her and collected the stick, which I used to hit her on the head and she fell. Upon realising she had died, I became worried and I had to run to a church in Akure for refuge.”