41-year-old man arrested for raping minor

One Stephen Akunewu, a barbing salon operator at No. 14 Uzoigwe Extension, off Osusu Road, Aba, has been arrested by the Eziama Police Division, Aba, Abia State for allegedly raping a 3-year-old girl in Aba.

According to reports, Akunewu was said to have used biscuits and sweets to lure the innocent minor who is a niece to his neighbour, into his trap and took advantage of her.

A medical examination was reportedly carried out on the minor and it revealed she was abused by the suspect as her private part was reddish and bruised.

The minor’s guardian, identified as Mrs. Eunice, who suspected that her niece had been defiled, reported the matter to the police, while the victim fled his residence to evade police arrest.

Vanguard reports that the suspect was later arrested when he sneaked into his residence without knowing that police laid in wait for him.

A resident said the suspect had in 2012, also lured and raped a 2-year-old daughter of his neighbour, but the family was said to have resolved not to report the matter to the police.

The spokesman of Abia State police command, DSP Ezekiel Udeviotu, who confirmed the incident, said the 41-year-old suspect would be arraigned as soon as police concludes investigation.

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