The Delta State Police Command has taken a 50-year-old man into custody. He is accused of sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl in Ubulu-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area.
The alleged abuse happened on Thursday. The young girl had gone to her grandmother’s house as her mother had told her to do so.
Human rights activist Harrison Gwamnishu said, “On Friday, we swiftly responded to a complaint of defilement of a 4-year-old child by over 50-year-old man.”
Gwamnishu explained their actions: “We first took the child to a Government Hospital where she was examined and the Doctor/Nurses confirmed that the child has been altered (Penetrated).”
He added, “We left the hospital and arrested the man and allowed the girl to show us who touched her and she pointed the man.”
The suspect is now at the Divisional Police Headquarters in Ogwashi Uku. Gwamnishu said, “He will be transferred to the state police headquarters immediately after the division is done with their preliminary investigation.”
The girl’s mother shared her story: “So, I went to church because we have fasting and prayer. I said when you come back from school, you will not meet me, you should go to my grandmother’s house.”
She continued, “After our fasting and prayer, I came back and decided to check whether she had come back from school. She called me and I said what? Because I wanted to take my evening bath before bathing her, she said her buttock was paining me.”
The mother then discovered something was wrong: “I demanded to see it and when I opened it, I saw sperm. I enquired to know who did it? She described the brother that had injury on his leg.”
When asked about the case, Police Public Relations Officer, SP Edafe Bright, simply stated, “Yes, it is confirmed.”
The case is ongoing, and more details may come to light as the investigation continues.
