BY GABRIEL ENOGHOLASE
BENIN – A 57-year-old man, Raphael Omada, has been arrested by the Police in Benin for allegedly defiling an 8-year-old girl.
The suspect who was paraded before journalists at the State police
Command headquarters by the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Foluso
Adebanjo, Monday, confessed to the crime, adding that it was the first
and only occurrence.
The offence was allegedly committed about two weeks ago at Owan town,
in Owan West Local Government Area of the State where Omada, a father
of six children lives with his family.
Narrating his involvement in the crime, Mr. Omada who hails from
Nsukka, Enugu State, said on the fateful day, he cashed in on the
absence of his wife and children, who were away in the farm, lured the
girl into his bedroom and inserted his middle finger into her private
part. He however denied having sex with her.
He narrated that the bubble burst when the elder brother of the girl
who noticed that she was moving with pain and difficulty, reported to
their mother who eventually obtained confession from the girl.
He said alarm raised by the mother attracted neighbors who arrested and handed him over to the police.
However, Commissioner of Police, Mr. Foluso Adebanjo, said the
suspect would be charged to court for child molestation and abuse as
soon as investigations are concluded.