Police Declare Manhunt For Man Who Raped 3-Year-Old Girl

On the 11th of March, a man identified as Adili Dan Alaji defiled a  three-year-old girl in Jero Bonyo ward of Girei Local Government Area in Adamawa State.

After the act, the rapist took to his heels, leaving the little girl badly injured and now in hospital.

Confirming the incident, State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Suleiman Nguroje said that the case had been reported and the police had joined vigilantes and hunters in search of the fleeing suspect.

lt was learnt Sunday that the suspect, said from the beginning to have been well known to the parents of the little girl, was actually an errand boy in the house who used the opportunity of his closeness to the family to sexually assault the daughter.

The father of the minor, accused of initially shielding the suspect from arrest for fear that his arrest and prosecution would expose the incident and attract shame to the family, is said to have caved to pressure of rights activists and has reported the matter to the police.

Sources in the village said he has joined the singsong of getting the perpetrator prosecuted to serve as deterrent to others, and is accordingly assisting vigilantes and hunters in the area to try and track down the fleeing suspect.