Force, STF, in Plateau State ( names
withheld), has allegedly raped a four-
year-old girl in Kassa village, Barkin Ladi
Local Government Area of the state.
Villagers said the suspect was in the habit
of raping minors as this was the third
time he had committed the act by luring
victims into his makeshift tent.
The Chairman of the Local Government,
Emmanuel Loman, confirmed the
incident, saying "a policeman attached to
the STF in Barkin Ladi raped a girl at Kassa
village yesterday.
"The girl has been bleeding profusely and
is currently hospitalised at the Barkin Ladi
General Hospital."
He added, "it is sad that some security
personnel posted to restore law and
order have abandoned their duties for
something else. What has restoring order
got to do with defiling a minor?"
He called on the Commander of STF,
Major General David Enetie, to ensure
that the culprit faces the wrath of the law
as the local government would also follow
the case to its logical conclusion.
The Medical Officer of Barkin Ladi General
Hospital, Bapigang Audu, said: "A minor of
about four years was, yesterday, rushed
to the hospital and from results
conducted so far there was forceful
penetration as her hymen was broken."
Audu further lamented the high rate of
rape cases in the locality, stressing that
over 10 cases of rape had been brought to
the hospital in the past six months.
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