Policeman defiles four-year-old

Policeman defiles four-year-old

Posted by Sylvester on Friday, March 28, 2014 0

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A mobile police officer attached to the Special Task Force (STF) on Jos Crisis has
allegedly defiled a four-year-old girl in Kassa, Barkin Ladi Local Government of
Plateau State.

The minor was lured by the police officer on the pretence that he wanted to send
her on an errand shortly after she returned from school.
The suspect, whose rank and name could not be confirmed, is said to hail from
Adamawa State.
He was posted from Makurdi, Benue State and resumed duty at the village barely
two weeks ago.
An eyewitness, Mary Dung, said: “After defiling her, the girl returned home and hid
herself because she was afraid to report the incident to her parents.
“She lay on her mother’s bed, pretending she was sleeping, but her mother
suspected all was not well because she hardly sleeps during the day.
“Her mother examined her closely and was shocked to discover she was
bleeding. When asked, she broke down in tears and narrated how the officer
raped her.
“The parents reported the incident to the divisional police station in Barkin Ladi,
but other members of the task force resisted their colleague’s arrest.”
The sector commander of Sector 7, Barkin Ladi Local Government, promised to
arrest the suspect and take him to the STF headquarters in Jos.
The council Chairman, Emmanuel Loman, said the suspect had been arrested.
Loman warned families in the area not to allow their children near the STF
officers.
The chairman pleaded with the STF commander, Maj-Gen David Enetie, to ensure
justice is served.
The doctor at Barkin Ladi General Hospital, where the victim was admitted, Dr.
Bapigang William Audu, said examination conducted on her confirmed there was
forceful penetration, which caused her injury leading to bleeding.
Audu said: “The girl has lost much blood as a result of the bleeding associated
with defilement.
“We are also conducting examinations on her to ascertain whether she was
infected with any disease.”