Men of the Nigerian Police have apprehended a 27 year-old man,
Ibrahim Usabatu, for sexually abusing three under-age girls in Tudun Abu
area of Lafia Local Government Area of the state.
Investigation by Northern City News revealed that the suspect, a
herbalist, slept a mosque before he was accommodated by his victims’
family in Tudun Abu.
Usabatu admitted on Thursday in Lafia to have engaged in sexual intercourse with the children.
“I am in police custody because I raped three of my cousins. It
happened as a mistake, it was the devil that pushed me to commit the
crime,” he said.
The victims’ parents called on the police to ensure that justice is done in the matter.
One of the parents who spoke on condition of anonymity said she had
for long suspected that Usabatu was having sexual intercourse with her
daughter.
She said, “One fateful day when I saw my daughter, I started
suspecting something between the two of them; in fact, I had been
trailing him for some months.
“If we are inside the house, he would come outside and if we
are outside he would remain inside pretending to be teaching the kids
lessons.
“When I discovered what he was doing to the kids, I did not
hesitate to ask my daughter, and she gave details of what transpired
between her, the other two under-age girls and Usabatu.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Kennedy Idirisu, said the
suspect would be prosecuted as soon as investigation was concluded.
He called on parents to “always put an eye on their wards.”
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