MAN BAGS LIFE JAIL TERM OVER RAPE OF 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL

According to the charge, the convict had on January 3, 2023 asked the victim (name withheld) to bring him a plate of food from the food her mother was selling at the Zuba Fruit Market, Abuja,  and thereafter, lured her to follow him with the food to a public bathroom in the market.

The prosecution told the court that the convict locked the door as soon as the victim entered and proceeded to sexually abuse and rape her by forcefully kissing her and later inserting his fore finger and penis into her private part.

“He clamped his hands over her mouth when she attempted to scream and threatened to kill her if she ever told anyone.

“Nevertheless, the little girl was brave enough to tell her mother about the rape on her return. The mother had gone out to attend a friend’s naming ceremony when the incident occurred.

“The parents had immediately reported the matter to the local vigilante who arrested the defendant and handed him over to the Police.

“The defendant confessed to the crime at the Police Station in Zuba and at the FCT Command where the matter was later transferred,” the court was told.