A middle-aged man, Habib Abu, who allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl after forcing the victim into a room and tearing her clothing, has been arrested and paraded by the Police command in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.
The victim was said to have sustained vaginal bruise as a result of the act and that the suspect was arrested following an investigation.
The police said that one Ogu Ojone Gloria of No. 57, Inikpi Street, Idah, reported at about 18.45 hours at Idah Police Headquarters that she sent her niece (name withheld) on an errand when the incident happened.
The victim recounted her ordeal in the hands of the assailant who forced her into a room and forcefully had sexual intercourse with her. The victim who spoke with journalists at the police headquarters where the suspect was paraded, recounted how the incident occurred.
Culled from The Graphic
