A middle aged woman, Bukola Olarewaju, has been allegedly raped to death by her tenant known as Abraham Tumise.
The shocking incident occurred on Thursday afternoon at Olorunda area of Ado Ekiti.
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It was gathered that the mother of three was at home alone after her husband had gone to work while the children were said to have gone for holiday coaching when the incident happened.
The suspected tenant Tumise Abraham was alleged to have broken into the woman’s room, threatened her with a cutlass and tied her up before performing the dastardly act.
It was also gathered that after the act, the tenant flee the house but some of his belongings were found in the room which suggest that he was responsible for the act.
One of the children of the deceased said he saw the tenant on a bike while coming home but never knew he had killed his mum at home.
Sympathizers who gathered at the residence of the woman lamented why the young man could have done such an evil act.
The husband and children of the deceased could not hold their tears as they wept profusely.
When contacted, the police public Relations Officer Caleb Ikechukwu confirmed the incident and said the police was on the look out for the suspect.
