The police in Benue on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of an
18-year-old man, Terna Taga, who allegedly defiled and impregnated
a 10-year-old girl.
Taga was alleged to have raped the minor who at an internally
displaced person camp in Benue.
The victim was delivered of a baby girl through cesarean
section.
DSP Catherine Anene, Benue Police Public Relations Office
(PPRO), told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi on Wednesday
that Taga was arrested in North Bank on Tuesday evening.
She said the suspect is in custody for further
investigations.
”The command will decide on the next line of action after full
interrogation and investigation into the case,” Anene told NAN.
The news of the minor’s pregnancy broke on August 4 when she was
dumped in a General Hospital, Makurdi by an unknown person.
Hours later, following social media reports, Mr Ukan Kurugh an
activist, allegedly took up the minor to Foundation Memorial
Hospital, Makurdi where she delivered a baby girl through Caesarean
section in the early hours of August 5.
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