A perverted man with criminal instincts has
gotten his head in more trouble than he
candle after he r*ped a mere toddler.
Adebayo Attahiru, a 50-year-old man, has
been arrested by the Niger state Police
Command for allegedly raping a three-year-
old child.
The man reportedly committed the act in his
apartment at Mobil area of Minna, the state
capital at the weekend.
He was arrested and detained at the Paiko
road police station, but was reportedly
transferred to the state Police Headquarters
for more interrogation.
The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO,
ASP Bala Elkana, while parading the suspect
before newsmen on Thursday at the Police
Headquarters in Minna, advised parents and
guardians not to leave their wards where
they could not guarantee their safety.
The PPRO said the suspect was subsequently
handed over to the Women and Child
Protection Unit of the Police Command.
“Investigation into the case has commenced
and the law must take its course,” the PPRO
added.
Meanwhile, an eyewitness, who spoke on
condition of anonymity, told newsmen that
Attahiru raped the toddler when she was left
sleeping on her mother’s bed, after the
mother had gone to the market.
The eyewitness said, “Unknown to the woman
that her neighbour had ulterior motive
towards her baby, as soon as the woman left,
Adebayo Attahiru sneaked into the room
where the baby was sleeping and forcefully
had s*x with her.
“The cry of the little girl attracted other
neighbours to the room where they met the
girl in pain and blood splashed all over the
room.
“Before neighbours could get to the room, the
suspect ran away but neighbours caught him
and handed him to the police.”
