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70 years old Mohammed Sani Umar (Tela), has pleaded guilty to raping an eight-year-old girl, Amina Mahmud, in Chanchaga area of Minna, the Niger State capital.
Mahmud’s mother had noticed her daughter’s abnormal behaviour and question her, before discovering that she had been defiled by Umar.
The suspect was subsequently arrested and arraigned before the magistrate court on Wednesday, where he admitted to raping the little girl twice because he loved her.
Following request by the prosecuting counsel, the magistrate adjourned the case until July 23 and ordered the suspect to be remanded at the Minna new prison.
Explaining how the incident occurred, the uncle to the victim said, “She was sick for some weeks and after every treatment, she was still not very well. Then, a neighbour advised her mother to keep a close watch on the girl, which the mother started doing.
“After some days, she saw some stains on her underwear and asked her what happened to her.
“The little girl took the mother to his place and on reaching there, she just pointed at him.
“On sighting the woman and the girl, he started begging them to cover it up so he will take responsibility.”
