Ondo police arrest alleged serial rapist, robbery suspect in Akure

By Boye Oyeyemi –

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Olamipekun Elegbeleye over alleged involvement in rape and armed robbery in Akure, the state capital.

The arrest was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Lawal.

According to the police, the suspect allegedly attacked a female victim on November 21, 2025, after luring her onto his motorcycle under the guise of taking her to the Afunbiowo Housing Estate area of Oke Aro.

The command disclosed that the suspect diverted into a bush, where he reportedly raped the victim at gunpoint and dispossessed her of her valuables.

Investigations further revealed that the suspect allegedly carried out similar attacks on at least four other women in the same location.

Police operatives, acting on intelligence and technical tracking, later arrested the suspect at his hideout in Akure.

Items recovered from him included two mobile phones, SIM cards, ATM cards and clothing believed to belong to his victims, while police also said he illegally transferred money from a victim’s bank account.

The statement noted that the suspect has since been charged to court and remanded at the Ondo State Correctional Centre, Akure.