60-Year-Old Man Arrested For Allegedly Defiling 3-Year-Old Girl

Zamfara police have arrested a 60-year-old man, Bala Harana Oranjigada, for allegedly defiling a three-year-old girl,Ihsan Ashiru Tsafe.

Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Mohammed Shehu, said the incident happened on the night of February 26th in Tsafe town of Zamfara state.

According to him, Bala Haruna Oranjigada was first arrested by the Tsafe police Divisional headquarters which later transferred the case to criminal investigation department (CID) in Gusau, the state capital.

The father of the victim, Alhaji Ashiru Nuhu Tsafe, explained that the accused person is their neighbour whom he said came to his house to buy kolanuts.

“He came with a N500 note and said he wanted to buy kolanuts of N50 but there was no change to give him but he demanded for the kolanut and a N50 which he said he would come back and collect his balance,” Ashiru said.

When they got the balance, Ashiru said he sent the victim and her brother to take the balance of Haruna’s money to him, pointing out that Oranjigada seized the small girl and raped her.

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According to the father, the brother of the victim ran to report to them and they all went to Oranjigada’s house to rescue the victim.

“When we examined the small girl, it was discovered that her private part was reddish but no blood was visible. We had to boil hot water and applied local medication,” he said

“After that, we arrested Bala Haruna Oranjigada and detained him at the Tsafe Divisional police headquarters,” he noted.

“But when the police took the small girl to the hospital for medical check up, the doctor said that it was too late as the hot water applied in the private part of the small girl has destroyed what would have determined the medical position of the infant.”