A Nigerian man who was accused of raping a three-month-old baby in Adogi Village in Nasarawa state has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
This was announced by the para-military security outfit on its Twitter handle.
The NSCDC said its operatives arrested the man after thorough investigations.
“After a thorough intelligence gathering and investigation, the Nasarawa State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps arrested a man Tuesday accused of raping a three-month-old baby in Adogi Village of Nasarawa State” the security outfit tweeted
Recall that the sad incident happened on June 15.
Narrating how the incident occurred, the mother of the 3-month-old baby identified as Maimuna Adam said she slept with her windows open to allow fresh air into her apartment.
According to Maimuna, she woke up and found out that her baby who was supposed to be sleeping by her side was missing later in the night.
She raised alarm and her neighbors went in search of her baby. They later found her baby inside an uncompleted building with her pants ripped from her body and bloodstains around her vagina.
The victim was taken to the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) where she received surgical treatment.
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