Incidence of rape and defilement is getting messier as the crime keeps recurring.
The situation is getting so bad that many groups and individuals have been protesting against it in different parts of the country.
While several rape cases remain unresolved, an 80-year-old man, Mohammed Bara’u, has also been arrested for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl.
Bara’u, a wood seller, is of Lawan Fannami ward in Gashu’a community of Yobe State.
The man, now in police custody, was said to have been trying to lure the girl with chocolate and finally succeeded last Sunday after asking her to pick something from his room. He reportedly followed and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her.
A report in Linda Ikeji Blog indicates that he was arrested after the case was reported to the police by Bade Local Govt Shari’a Committee and some local NGOs.
“Medical examination conducted on the girl who lost her parents few years ago, confirmed the she was defiled. The old man who confessed to raping the little girl once, will be transferred to CID office in Damaturu on Friday June 19,” it added.
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