62-year-old rapes six-year-old girl in Minna cemetery, blames palm wine

THE NATION

A 62-year- old man has been arrested for raping a six-year-old girl around the Numui cemetery area in Bosso low cost in Minna.

Adamu Danga lured the victim sent on an errand by her mother to the cemetery area where he allegedly defiled her.

He was caught in the act by a passer-by who raised an alarm and caught by a mob when he wanted to escape, which took him to the Bosso Police Division.

Confessing to the crime, Adamu said that he defiled the girl due to intoxication saying that he drank some quantity of palm wine that he bought on his way home from the farm. 

 confirmed the incident. It’s spokesman DSP Wasiu Abiodun said that the suspect was caught without trousers on top of a minor. 

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