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Eziama Police Division, Aba, Abia State has arrested a 41-year-old man, Stephen Akunewu, for allegedly raping a 3-year-old girl in Aba. Akunewu, a barbing salon operator at No. 14 Uzoigwe Extension, off Osusu Road, Aba, was alleged to have used biscuits and sweets to lure the innocent minor who is a niece to his neighbour, into his trap and took advantage of her. It was gathered that the victim was playing outside her Aunty's apartment and alone when the accused person lured her, promising to buy her more biscuit and sweet.

It was learned that a medical examination carried out on the minor showed that she was abused by the suspect as her private part was reddish and bruised. It was gathered that the minor’s guardian, identified as Mrs. Eunice, who suspected that her niece had been defiled, reported the matter to the police, while the victim fled his residence to evade police arrest. Luck, however, ran out on the suspect as he was later arrested when he sneaked into his residence without knowing that police laid in wait for him.

A resident of the area told newsmen that the suspect is an rape habitual, as he had been accused of similar crime before. The resident declared that the accused had in 2012, also lured and raped a 2-year-old daughter of his neighbour, but the family was said to have resolved not to report the matter to the police. When contacted, spokesman of  Abia State police command, DSP Ezekiel Udeviotu, confirmed the incident, adding that the suspect would be arraigned as soon as police concluded investigation.

In another news, men of the Nigerian police have arrested an 18-year-old boy, Benjamin Sunday and he has been charged before a Lagos High Court in Ikeja for allegedly stabbing his senior in school, Gbenga Adigun, whose corpse was found on the decking of a building. The defendant, who lives at No. 4 Haruna Street, Ifako area of Lagos, was alleged to have stabbed Adigun with a broken bottle during a fight, after both of them returned from Africa Shrine.

According to a statement allegedly made by the accused to the police: “The problem started on Friday 31/05/2013 at Africa Shrine. When I was leaving at 5am, I saw Mayowa Akinoye (deceased) who was my senior in school with six girls. They were also at the shrine and about to go as well. So we all left. “One of Mayowa’s girls started abusing me and I also abused her. Instead of Mayowa to ask the girl to stop abusing me, he shouted at me and I refused to stop as well. The next thing, Mayowa gave me a blow and we started a  fight.”

The accused person, who looked unperturbed as he stood in the accused dock, is facing a count charge of murder. State counsel, Mr Akin George, informed the court that the offence was contrary to Section 221 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011. After listening to the witness, Justice Ipaye adjourned the case to November 19 for continuation of trial.