A 97-year-old woman (names withheld), who was raped by a 35-year-old man in Yobe State, has lamented her horrible experience.
Speaking at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Damaturu, the state capital on Tuesday, the woman said no man had slept with her in the last 40 years.
Reports say the woman was violently raped inside her home in Gadaka, Fika Local Government Area by one Mohammed Faruk.
She said the suspect broke into her home in February 2021, and violently raped her.
She further alleged that Faruk beat her up and broke two of her teeth before violating her.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Dungus Abdulkarim, said the suspect confessed to the crime, and has been arraigned before a magistrate court, which ordered his remand in police custody.