- 40-year-old arrested for sexually abusing two-year-old niece in Katsina
- Another 40 -year-old man arrested for raping boy in Rivers
Nwankwo Nweke. a 75-year-old barber has been arrested for defiling an 8-year-old girl in Awka, the Anambra capital city of Anambra state.
The suspect, who hails from Isi Agu in Awka South local government area of the state, confessed to the crime, claiming that ‘temptation that made him have carnal knowledge of the girl.’
The suspect pleaded for mercy and promised to be of good behaviour if the state government pardoned him.
The parents of the victim, Mr John and Mrs Ogochukwu Ugwuanyi explained that they sent their child to get something at a nearby shop around 7pm. When she came back they noticed the items weren’t complete and asked her to return to the shop after which they started looking for her.
The parents stated that they quickly went to the shop to look for her but didn’t see her which prompted them to raise alarm over her sudden disappearance in the neighborhood.
Unknown to them, the suspect had already taken her to his house and told her not to answer her name.
They revealed that the suspect, who at the time was their neighbour, pushed the 8-year-old out of his room when he felt the search was over.
On how they knew what transpired between their daughter and the suspect, Mr and Mrs Ugwuanyi said that when their daughter finally came back that night, they questioned her to know what happened.
She told them that the suspect lured her to his house with a promise to give her mango.
They noted that it was at that point that they involved security operatives before taking their child to the hospital.
In a related development,
A suspected paedophile, Abdullahi Bara’u, has been arrested by operatives of the Katsina State Police Command for allegedly having carnal knowledge of his two-year-old niece in Jibia Local Government Area of the state.
Bara’u, 40, according to a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, was nabbed after a report of his sexual activities with prepubescent children in Riko village of the local government.
The statement read: “The command has succeeded in arresting one Abdullahi Bara’u,’m’, aged 40 years old, of Riko village via Jibia LGA, Katsina State, a suspected notorious paedophile in connection with a case of suspected rape of his two (2)-year-old niece and step-daughter.
“Nemesis caught up with the suspect when a report on his criminal activities was received through the representatives of the International Human Rights Advocacy and Awareness Centre on the suspected rape of his niece.
“The fact of the case is that on April 3rd, 2024, at about 1200 hrs, the mother of the victim left the victim and her elder sister at home under the care of the suspect.
“The suspect took advantage of the situation and deceitfully sent the elder sister on a bogus errand while he lured and had unlawful knowledge of the victim.”
Also one Chigozie Okpara said to be in his forties is now in police custody in Port Harcourt, Rivers State for allegedly defiling a boy.
The suspect had allegedly lured the boy to his house at Okujagu around Trans Amadi axis of Port Harcourt with food and snacks on Sunday, March 31, 2024 where he proceeded to defile him.
However, his neighbours heard the boy screaming while the said Okpara was allegedly perpetrating the act.
The swiftly alerted vigilante members in the area who eventually rescued the boy.
The source further disclosed that the suspect was handed over to the Trans Amadi Police Division by the vigilante group.
A Police source conversant with the cases of defilement told our reporter that the suspect will be transferred to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID)for discreet investigation while necessary medical examinations will be conducted on the boy.
Spokesperson for Rivers State Police Command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko confirmed the incident adding that the suspect is in Police custody while investigation is ongoing.
