A suspected rapist, identified as Emeka Asibiriobwu, who allegedly defiled a two-year-old girl kept under his care, has been arrested by the police in Abia State.
The suspect was arrested at the weekend by operatives of the state Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Umuahia, the state capital.
While being paraded before newsmen on Monday, the suspect denied the allegation, claiming that the mother of the victim did not keep her daughter under his care on the day the alleged incident took place.
He said, “My neighbour just accused me of raping her daughter; but I didn’t do it. I have told everyone in our community that I have no hands in the ugly incident.”
But the Commissioner of Police, CP, Adeleye Oyebade, who paraded the suspect, said investigation was ongoing.
According to him, “The suspect is still being investigated by policemen attached to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, had raped the girl at Oriendu, a suburb of the state capital.
“The suspect was arrested when the mother of the victim raised the alarm on sighting her daughter crying, while blood and fluid were gushing out of her private parts.
“The victim was taken to a hospital where the rape case was established. The suspect has confessed to the crime and will be arraigned in court after the conclusion of police investigation.”
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