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General News of Friday, 11 June 1999

Source: GNA

Man arrested for rapping a cola nut seller

Wa, June 9 GNA- The Wa Police have arrested a 22 year old tea seller for raping a 25 year old cola seller at Duori a suburb of Wa.

The suspect, Janfaro Salifu, who has admitted raping the cola nut seller, has been released on Police enquiry bail pending further investigations.

Inspector Daniel Dorkpoh, Police Public Relations Officer at Wa, told the GNA in an interview that the victim was sent to the Wa Regional Hospital and a medical report confirm that she was raped.

Inspector Dorkpoh said on Tuesday, June one, Janfaro, who saw the victim with a quantity of cola nuts invited her into his house to buy all the quantity, which the victim obliged.

He said in the house, Janfaro invited the girl into his room to bargain, but pushed her into his bed and restrained her from crying out for help and sexually assaulted her.

He said from there the victim reported the case to the Police and the suspect was arrested while the victim was sent to the hospital for medical check up.

nspector Dorkpoh said when the suspect was interrogated, he admitted raping the girl but said he had been admiring her for long and had not had the opportunity to have sex with her owing to his tea selling business.

He said that day was, therefore, "a chance in a million for him to satisfy his sexual desires.