A 16-year-old boy has been arrested and paraded by men of the Edo State Police Command for allegedly defiling a two-year-old minor in the state.
It was learnt that the suspect committed the act on June 7 in Egba community, Uhunwonde Local Government Area of the state.
Confirming this, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the police received a report that the suspect defile a two-year-old baby in the community and promptly arrested the suspect.
The police image maker told newsmen that the suspect would be charged to court immediately the ongoing investigation into the matter is concluded while adding that the matter is under the gender unit of the criminal investigation department.
In an interview with journalists, the suspect said he didn’t know what came over him.
He said, “The two-year-old girl always comes to meet my sister. She came on this day, and I told her to go back home that my sister was not around but she refused to go.
“So, I then carry her, put her on the bed and pull her knickers halfway down. But I did not defile her. I did not penetrate her, I only put my penis in between her lap.
“I didn’t know what came over me because I hadn’t done it before,” he said.
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In another news, a 70-year-old man, Umar Hassan, was on Sunday killed when a horse rider knocked him down in the Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
An eyewitness disclosed that the horse rider lost control of the animal and knocked the victim down.
This is coming less than a month after another man was knocked down by a horse rider during a wedding horse race.
Police spokesman, DSP. Lawan Shiisu Adam, confirmed the incident.
He said the incident happened when a 25-year-old Mohd Mustapha, a horse rider without authorisation, rode his horse within Ringim municipality, causing a nuisance to society in general.
Adam explained that while he was riding his horse, he lost control and hit Umar Hassan, who was riding a bicycle.
He said as a result, the cyclist sustained various degrees of injuries and fractures on his legs.
He added that a team of policemen rushed to the scene and conveyed the victim to Ringim General Hospital where he was confirmed dead by a medical doctor while receiving treatment.
He said the suspect was arrested and detained in police custody.
The suspect will be charged in court upon completion of a discreet investigation.