Police arrest 21-year-old over alleged defilement of minor in Edo

Edo State Police Command said its operatives had arrested a 21-year-old man, Innocent Emmanuel, for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old miss successful the New Etete country of Benin City.

The command’s spokesperson, Eno Ikoedem, said successful a connection that the fishy was arrested pursuing a study concerning the alleged defilement of the minor.

She said the constabulary received a study that the fishy had allegedly sexually assaulted the kid portion her parents were distant from home.

According to the statement, the complainant alleged that the kid had antecedently disclosed repeated intersexual harassment by the aforesaid suspect.

The connection added that the fishy had been arrested and detained, portion the unfortunate was taken to infirmary for aesculapian examination.

She said an probe was ongoing and that the fishy would beryllium charged to court.

Police apprehension 21-year-old implicit alleged defilement of insignificant successful Edo