A Nigerian prison warder identified simply as MC Bello has been arrested for raping a 13-year-old mentally challenged girl in Adamawa State.
It was gathered that the official confessed to the Adamawa State Police Command that he committed the crime on February 1, 2022.
According to him, he lured the minor with N50 and then took her into his apartment near his place of work, the Yolde-Pate Correctional Centre, Yola South Local Government Area of the state, where he raped her.
Confirming the incident, the spokesman of the command, DSP Suleiman Nguroje stated that Investigation into the matter has commenced.
The Human Rights Desk Office at the Centre for Women and Adolescent Empowerment, Yola, said in a statement;
“The girl has had a medical examination which confirmed penetration. We shall follow up the case to its logical conclusion so that the little girl gets justice.
“The suspect has confessed to the crime and pleaded for leniency, attributing his action to the devil’s influence.”
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