A 75-year-old man identified as Isa Nana Okpoku, has been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police Command over allegations that he defiled his four-year-old niece (name withheld).
The incident, according to the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, happened at Daddare Development, Obi Local Government Area of the state.
The command’s spokesman disclosed in Lafia on Sunday that a report was made to the police on Saturday, the day of the alleged defilement, leading to the arrest of the septuagenarian.
“Police operatives attached to Obi Division have arrested a 75-year- old man at Daddare community in Obi Local Government Area for defiling his four-year-old old niece living in the same house with him.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect and his niece are residents in the same house where he lured the victim into his room and wilfully had unlawful carnal knowledge of her.
“The victim was rushed to the hospital for medical examination where a doctor confirmed that her hymen was broken,’’ Nansel stated.
He added that the suspect would be arraigned if found culpable.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Maiyaki Mohammed Baba has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the dastardly act in which upon conclusion, the suspect will be charged to court for prosecution.