Men of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested a 75-year-old man for having sex with a five-year-old girl in the bush.
The suspect, whose name was given as Moses Eze, hails from Azuebo village in Eha-Ndiagu, Eha-Alumona in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State.
The septuagenarian is now with the operatives of the state Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in Enugu over his alleged involvement in the defilement of the girl.
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Ebere Amarizu, on Saturday said: “The suspect defiled a five-year-old girl after luring her into the bush.”
Amarizu further said: “The victim’s mother had sent her on errand on that fateful day with her friend whom the suspect equally dispatched to go and buy something before embarking on the act.”
The police spokesman said the Commissioner of Police, Ahmad Abdurrahman, had directed investigation into the incident while the suspect is helping the operatives in their investigation.
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