Three-year-old girl raped in Niger

Niger State Police Command has arrested a
man, Saliu Lawal, 25, for allegedly raping a
three-year old girl.
The incident was said to have occurred on
Friday August 23, 2013. It was learnt that
the suspect, who was a next door
neighbour to the parents of the victim, lured
the girl into the premises of a primary
school and raped her.
Sources told our correspondent that the
little girl's cries attracted passersby, who
caught Saliu in the act.
It was further learnt that as soon as the
suspect sighted them, he attempted to flee
but was apprehended by the concerned
neighbours and handed over to the police at
Chanchaga Division.
The state's Police Public Relations Officer, Mr.
Richard Oguche, said, "Rape is a capital
offence and investigation into this case is
almost completed.
"We are waiting for the report of a medical
test conducted on the victim before we
charge the suspect to court."
Meanwhile, the police in Ogun State have
arrested a 37-year-old man, Sanmi Oyewole,
for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl.
Oyewole, a resident of Ayedi Street, Isale Ake
Abeokuta in Abeokuta South Local
Government Area, was apprehended on
Saturday.
The state command's Police Public Relations
Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement
that the suspect, who had already confessed
to committing the crime, said he lured the
girl with a N50.
Adejobi stated that Oyewole seized the
advantage of the girl's mother's absence to
lure the minor into his room and had carnal
knowledge of her.
The police spokesman said, "The medical
report on the girl confirmed that the girl
was defiled by the suspect and the suspect
has been taken to the state CID Eleweran,
Abeokuta ,for further investigation and
prosecution.
"A bedsheet stained with blood and a pant
were recovered from the room of the
suspect, who fled the house immediately
after the incident, but was later arrested by
police detectives attached to Adatan Division
in Abeokuta."

source: Punch