A middle aged man in Ebonyi has been apprehended by police after it was alleged that he raped a minor.
Emmanuel Nwele, 45, is said to have had forced sexual intercourse with his friend’s 11-year-old daughter.
The crime was revealed by the state police commissioner while parading Nwele and other suspects.
The Nation reports:
Briefing reporters in Abakaliki on the efforts of the command under Commissioner of Police Maigari Dikkoi to curb crimes, the command spokesman Chris Anyanwu said the man was caught in the act by the girl’s father.
He said: “Emmanuel Nwele, 45, a native of Umeh Igbudu village in Ikwo Local Governmentvisited his friend, Agbor Alike, of the same village.
“After their discussion, as he was leaving, he saw his friend’s daughter, pounced on her and forcefully had carnal knowledge of the girl. The suspect was caught by the girl’s father, who reported the incident to the police through his village Chairman, David Onwe.”
Anyanwu said the suspect would soon be charged to court.
Nwele confessed to reporters that he committed the crime when he was paraded by the police. He pleaded for leniency, adding that it was a mistake.