The Police in Aba, Abia State has docked a 41-year-old man, Stephen Akunewu, who allegedly raped a 3-year-old girl in Aba.
Akunewu, a barbing salon operator at No. 14 Uzoigwe Extension, off Osusu Road, Aba, was said to have used biscuits and sweets to lure the innocent child, who is a niece to his neighbour, into his trap and took advantage of her.
It was gathered that medical examinations carried out on the minor showed that she was abused by the suspect as her private part was reddish and bruised.
The minor’s guardian, identified as Mrs. Eunice, suspected that her niece had been defiled and reported the matter to the police, while the victim fled his residence to evade police arrest.
The suspect was later arrested when he sneaked into his residence without knowing that police laid in wait for him.
An observer commented that the suspect had in 2012, lured and raped a 2-year-old daughter of his neighbour, but the family was said to have resolved not to report the matter to the police.
The spokesman of Abia State police command, DSP Ezekiel Udeviotu, confirmed the incident, adding that the suspect would be arraigned as soon as police concluded investigation.
*Credit: Vanguard
