One Gabriel David, a 400-level student at Nasarawa State University, Keffi, has been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police Command for allegedly raping a 100-level student of the same institution.
This information was disclosed by the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, during an interview with a correspondent in Lafia on Saturday.
According to Nansel, the suspect was apprehended by police officers from the Agwan Lambu Division near the university in the Keffi Local Government Area on suspicion of raping the 100-level student on May 9, 2024.
He said, “Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect travelled to the village where he and the victim come from. So the victim’s parents gave the suspect some foodstuff to give to the victim since they are schooling in the same school.
“When he brought the food items, he l called the victim to come over to his place of residence to collect the foodstuff sent by her parents.
“On her arrival, he lured the victim into his room and had unlawful carnal knowledge of the victim.”
Following his arrest, the suspect was promptly transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Lafia, where he reportedly confessed to the crime.
