Man Arrested For Raping 13-Year-Old Girl in Her Mother’s Shop

A 39-year-old businessman, Abdul Abdul, who allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl after buying N20 sachet water in her mother’s makeshift store has been arrested by Jos Police Command.

The suspect, a  married man and father of six, allegedly committed the crime on June 8, when he went into the shop to get water.

Abdul Abdul, who resides in Bukuru, Jos South Local Government Area,  told the newsmen on Monday, that he did not know what came over him when he had sex with the young girl.

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He said “On June 8, it was raining heavily and I needed a place to take shelter after alighting from the tricycle, so I went into the shop, opposite a house I am building. I bought a sachet water from the girl after which we started discussing.

“I placed my hand on her shoulder and she did not resist, so I went ahead to make attempts to have sex with her.

“She pulled down her leggings herself and told me not to ejaculate inside of her. Immediately I ‘released’ on the side of her laps she ran out, screaming, which attracted neighbours.

“She is someone I know; we all live on the same street.

“It was after everything that my eyes open and I realised what happened, I didn’t force her; she agreed to have sex with me.”

The police prosecutor in charge of the case, Edwin Enegbenoise told NAN that the suspect would appear before Justice J. Bakfur soonest, as he has been charged to the state High Court