A 63-year-old man, Sunday Igbinokhuaihehas been arrested by men of the Edo State Police Command for defiling atwo-year-old girl.
The incident happened in Urhonigbe inOrhionmwon Local Government Area of the state, where the suspect is a neighbourto the parents of the little girl.
Igbinokhuaihe was alleged to have luredthe girl into his room, using a loaf of bread and thereafter used his finger tobreak the hymen, while the girl’s mother was in the kitchen preparing dinner.
It was further gathered that the motherof the child noticed that something was amiss when her daughter screamed whileshe attempted to bathe her later in the evening.
The little girl was said to have describedto her mother how Igbinokhuaihe used his finger on her private part, asituation that prompted the mother to raise an alarm that attracted neighbours.
The matter was immediately reported atthe Urhonigbe Police Station and the suspect was arrested before he was latertransferred to Abudu Police Division.
Igbinokhuaihe was subsequently transferred to the State Criminal InvestigationDepartment of the Edo State Police Command in Benin where he is currently beingdetained pending the conclusion of an investigation.
The Command’s spokesman, Chidi Nwabuzor,who confirmed the arrest of the suspect, added the police had completed theinvestigation into the matter and the suspect would appear in court during the
week.