The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Tuesday, arrested a man accused of raping a 3-month-old baby in Adogi village in Nasarawa State.
In a statement by Ekunola Gbenga, Media Assistant to the Commandant General, the NCSDC said Ahmadu Yaro, 27 was nabbed for sexual assault and brutally injuring the child.
Yaro of Angwan Mai Angwa Muhammadu Madan Tara Adogi, was once arrested by the members of the community about two years ago for the same act but was discharged without the involvement of any security agency.
” On the 14th day of June, 2020 at about 1533 hours on Sunday, we received intelligence information that a baby of three (3) months was sexually assaulted and brutally injured by an unknown person and was taken to the Dalhatu Arab Specialist Hospital (DASH) Lafia on the 27th of May, 2020 at about 0300hours,” the NCDC said.
“After series of examination at Dalhatu Arab Specialist Hospital, it was realized that her case is beyond Dalhatu Arab Specialist Hospital and was referred to the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) Plateau State dated 28th day of May, 2020.”
Maimuna Adam, mother of the victim explained that the incident occurred in the midnight when the family was asleep and the door to their room was left open due to the hot weather.
“The incident occurred on Wednesday 27 of last month when suddenly I woke up around 3am and found that my baby was missing. I checked my phone which was also close to me before I slept, but it was also missing,” she narrated.
Maimuna said soon after she realised that something was wrong with her infant daughter, she began to shout and people in the compound and others woke up to come to the aid of the family.
She explained that when both men and women of the village trooped into their compound, they went out in search of the baby on foot and motorcycles, and ultimately the child was found in an uncompleted building bleeding.
“She was found lying in the building with her pant kept aside. Everywhere across her private part was blood and then we rushed her to the hospital, ” she added.
The Adogi Town have been witnessing this series of devilish acts.
This is the fifth attempt, our investigation revealed.
The suspect testified that he had been involved in several sexual cases of abuse especially against babies in that community.
The Corps, however, assured that the suspects would be arraigned in court as soon as investigation into the case was completed.
The Commandant General Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, therefore, urged all parents and guardians to ensure close supervision and proper attention to their wards to prevent unscrupulous elements from taking undue advantage of the vulnerable ones.
Gana also admonished youths to shun all social vices such as rape, theft, cultism, vandalism, riot among others in the good interest of the nation.
