A 63-year-old man named John Mahana has been detained by the Plateau State Police Command for defiling two sisters, ages 4 and 8, in the village of Mabel in the state’s Batura Local Government Area.
On September 4, 2023, Mahama and 25 other suspects detained for crimes including kidnapping, vandalism, rape, and culpable homicide were paraded at the Command’s Headquarters in Jos.
Reporters were briefed by the state’s top cop, CP Okoro Julius Alawari, who said that Lucky Luka of Mabel Village Butura Ward recently reported to the Bokkos Police Station that his two daughters, Retyit Licky, 4, and Loveth Nehemiah, 8, were playing in the home of John Mahana, 63, who lives at the same address.
“The alleged John Mahana deceived them and had improper sexual contact with the girls.
The suspect was promptly taken into custody by the DPO, S.P, following receipt of the complaint.
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The Cottage Hospital performed a medical examination on the suspect and the victims, and it was discovered that the 4-year-old girl had an abrasion on her upper thigh and a blood-stained v*lva with a turn hyphen, while the 8-year-old had evidence of penetration.
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The investigation is still being conducted, according to the police chief.
