There was shock in Chiromari village, Malam Madori Local Government Area of Jigawa State as a 23-year-old man, identified as Isyaku Lawal, allegedly sodomised a 9-year-old neighbour’s son.
The suspect was arrested by men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC).
NIGERIACRIME learnt that the suspect took his 9-year-old victim to an uncompleted building within the village and sodomised him, promising to buy him a sweet if he didn’t tell anyone.
The boy was said to have reported the case to his elder sister when Lawal failed to fulfil his promise of buying him sweet in exchange for his silence.
The incident was made known by the spokesman of the NSCDC, Jigawa state command, CSC Adamu Shehu.
Shehu told newsmen that the father of the victim reported the case to the state NSCDC, leading to the suspect’s arrest on Wednesday.
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The father disclosed that the incident has demoralised his family.
According to the father, “his daughter, an elder sister to the victim, reported to him that her sibling was sexually abused by the suspect.
“Upon questioning, the boy stated that he was taken to an isolated place in the evening while he was playing alongside his friends by the suspect who removed his trousers and had carnal knowledge of him, thereafter urged him not to tell anyone and promised to buy him sweets, a promise which he failed to fulfill and which made him expose the incident to his sister.”
CSC Adamu said medical examinations conducted at Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) at General Hospital Dutse showed repeated rectal penetrations and bruises in the anal area of the victim.
He said the suspect confessed to the crime and would be charged to a court of competent jurisdiction.
The offense is contrary to section 284 of the PCL of Jigawa State.