Police in Adamawa state have arrested a 44-year-old man named Ezekiel Mahai for allegedly raping an underaged girl with special needs.
According to the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, Mahai allegedly raped the girl in Prakwanta Village under Gombi Local Government Area of the state.
Mahai was said to have carefully monitored the movement of his victim’s mother before raping her.
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The victim is now undergoing medical screening while the suspect has been taken into custody for investigation and prosecution.
The incident comes two days after one Obiora Patrick confessed to have raped his nine-year-old step-daughter in Yola, the state capital, according to police report.
Meanwhile, in view of the spiraling rape incidents, wife of the Adamawa State governor, Lami Fintiri, on Thursday took a four-kilometer-long trek to demand an end to rape in the state.
The trek against rape, which terminated at the state’s House of Assembly, saw the Adamawa First Lady demanding a legislation with stiff penalty for convicted rapists.
