Man arrested for r@ping 5-year-old girl in Abia State, blames weather and temptation

A 35-year-old man, known as “Yellow,” has been apprehended in Ibere, Abia State, for allegedly r@ping a 5-year-old girl inside a room.

The suspect, who faced the wrath of an angry mob that caught him in the act, admitted to having s#xu@l contact with the innocent child, revealing that he enticed the girl with groundnuts.

“Yellow,” who implored the furious villagers for forgiveness, claimed he was led astray by the “Devil” to commit this atrocious act, attributing it to the chilling weather caused by the rain.

According to the suspect, he was sitting with friends, munching on groundnuts when he later entered the building to retrieve something. He alleged that upon entering the building, he encountered the girl and offered her some groundnut seeds, after which she followed him inside, where he ass@ulted her.

The suspect further asserted that he tried to be gentle with the child during this reprehensible act.

Nevertheless, a source from Ibere reported that the ass@ulted child was promptly taken to the hospital by her family for immediate medical attention.

The source also indicated that the 35-year-old r@pist was handed over to local security personnel for subsequent transfer to the police, who will conduct a thorough investigation.

As of the time of this report, the state’s police command had not confirmed awareness of the incident, and the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Maureen Chinaka, did not respond to messages regarding the matter.

This incident unfolded merely four months after a 37-year-old man, Chiemela Ekeke, was sentenced to life in prison in Umuahia for r@ping a 4-year-old girl.