Mechanic Faces Prosecution For Alleged Defilement Of Minor
Operatives of the Gender Unit of
the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have arrested a 31-yearold
mechanic allegedly caught having carnal knowledge of an 11-year-old girl in the
Popo Giwa area of Ilorin, Kwara State.
The suspect, identified as Yusuf
Abdullahi, was allegedly caught by one of the officers of the NSCDC on
Saturday, while molesting the minor, who leaves in the same house with him.
The suspect, a father of three,
said he was sleeping when the little girl came to wake him up to ask for his
phone, adding that he willingly brought out the phone and played an Indian film
for her, which aroused him.
Abdullahi, who said his wife had
just put to bed, stated that he was an automobile mechanic at Eyenkorin
village, a suburb of Ilorin.
The spokesman for the NSCDC in
the state, Babawale Afolabi, who confirmed the incident, said the victim had
been taken to hospital for treatment.
Babawale said the suspect would
be charged after investigation.
