The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 63-year-old man, Sunday Igbinokhuaihe, for allegedly defiling a two-year-old girl with his fingers.

Igbinokhuaihe was said to have committed the act in Urhonigbe, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state.

The suspect, who is a neighbour to the parents of the little girl, was alleged to have lured the girl into his room with a loaf of bread and thereafter used his finger to break the hymen.

The victim’s mother was in the kitchen preparing dinner at the time. The mother, however, noted something was amiss when her daughter screamed while she attempted to bathe her later in the evening.

The little girl was said to have described to her mother how Igbinokhuaihe used his finger on her private part, a situation that prompted the mother to raise an alarm that attracted neighbours.

The matter was reported at the Urhonigbe Police Station and the suspect was arrested and later transferred to Abudu Police Division.

Igbinokhuaihe was subsequently transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department of the Edo State Police Command in Benin where he is currently being detained pending the conclusion of an investigation.

The Command’s spokesman, Chidi Nwabuzor, who confirmed the arrest of the suspect, added the police had completed the investigation into the matter and the suspect would appear in court during the week.