Man arrested for allegedly defiling 5-yr-old girl in Yola

Seun Adeyeye 19:31 - 26 August 2019

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In Adamawa, the Police Command arrested a 19-year-old, Adamu Abdullahi, on Monday, August 26, 2019 for allegedly having carnal knowledge of a five-year-old girl in Yola town.

DSP Suleiman Yahaya, who is the command's spokesman gave the report on Monday, that the command was informed of the incident when the girl was taken to the hospital for treatment in Yola.

Suleiman said that the incident occurred on Aug 23, but the parents of the girl kept the incident hidden from neighbours.

He said Abdullahi lured her into an uncompleted building and had canal knowledge of the girl, which resulted in severe injuries to the child.

“The parents wanted to hide the incident, but when they realised they could not manage the injury, they took her to a hospital and the police was invited by the hospital management.

“When the Commissioner of Police heard of it, he ordered for the arrest of the suspect,” Yahaya said.