Two young girls between the age of 6 and 8 years have been raped and infected with HIV/AIDS by their mother’s boyfriend, a chief magistrate’s court in Makurdi, the Benue state capital heard on Thursday.
The two victims are daughters of Mrs. Mson Tor, who alongside her male lover had been using anti-retroviral drugs for over a year.
Naijalog learnt that the bubble burst after the kids started walking in an unusual manner and were subsequently taken to Hemko Hospital, Makurdi for medical examination.
After the test, it was discovered that the girls had been defiled through “forceful penetration”.
Medical examination also showed that the two sisters were HIV positive.
The victims, when interviewed, revealed that it was their mother’s boyfriend that raped them.
The magistrate, Lilian Tsumba, adjourned till December 4 for further mentioning and ordered that the accused be remanded in prison.