A 25-year-old man identified as Yusuf Suleiman, has been arrested by the police officials in Niger State for allegedly raping a 2-year-old girl at Dutsen Kura area Minna, the state capital.
It was learnt that Suleiman also raped the victim’s mother few years ago.
While parading the suspect before newsmen on Monday, November 16, 2015 at the Police headquarters, the suspect admitted to have committed the crime but blamed the devil for pushing him.
The suspect also confessed that he used to lure the girl with sweet or biscuit to bring her closer to him.
He said: “I used to give her money to buy sweet, biscuits in the past but I dont know how devil used me to take her to a corner on the fateful day to have sex with her forcefully.”
The police Public Relations Officer, ASP Bala Elkana told Journalists that the suspect had confessed that on the fateful day, he saw the little girl coming out of their house and lured her to a corner and had sex with her.
Elkana advised parents to employ more carefulness towards their children, adding that the suspect will soon be charged to court as soon as Police concludes its preliminary investigations on the matter.
Speaking about the incident, the victim’s mother identified only as Zainab said: “I have never been comfortable with the suspect especially with his relationship with my husband because he raped me also when I was 10yrs old but I refused to tell anybody till today and that is why I am always uncomfortable anytime I see her because my mind is not clear to her and I still believe that he can still do the same to anybody but I never knew that she can do it to anybody close to me again talk less of my own child.
”The suspect about ten years ago took me to where they were washing motorcycle and raped me in a corner there. I got to know that of my daughter when she was crying when she wanted to urinate.
“When I checked her closely to known why she was crying, I saw blood in her private part and after enquiries, she confessed that it was Yusuf who had canal knowledge with her and she was immediately rushed to the hospital where it was confirmed if being raped.
Meanwhile, the victim’s 30-year-old father, Lawal Adamu, said he wanted justice to prevail against the suspect.
