75-yr-old man arrested for allegedly defiling a 5-yr-old girl

September 21, 2019 5:38 PM

The Police Command has arrested one 75-year-old, Moses Eze, for allegedly sexually molesting a five year-old-girl in Enugu.

75-yr-old man arrested for allegedly defiling a 5-yr-old girl/Image used as illustration (Pulse)

The command’s spokesperson Ebere Amaraizu, said that the incident happened on Thursday, September, 12 2019 in Eha Alumona community in Nsukka Local Government Area of the state.

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Amaraizu also revealed that operatives of the Criminal Investigations Department had spoken with the accused to unravel why he committed the act “in view of his age”.

“What they have found out is that the suspect, who is from Azuebo Eha-Ndiagu village in Eha Alumona community, defiled the little girl after allegedly luring her into the bush.

“We have further gathered that the victim’s mother had sent her on errand on that fateful day with her friend.

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“The suspect, who was said to be lurking around the vicinity, sent the friend of the victim on an errand before he lured the victim into the bush,’’ the Police officer said.

The Police official said that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Ahmad Abdurrahman, had ordered a full investigation into the incident while the suspect was helping operatives in that assignment.