A 63-year-old man, John Mahanan, was on Monday paraded by the Plateau State Police Command for allegedly defiling two minors aged 4 and 8 years at Mabel Village Butura Ward of Bokkos LGA of the State.
The state Commissioner of Police, Julius Alawari disclosed this while briefing journalists at the Command’s Headquarters in Jos the State Capital.
He said, “On 22nd August 2023, at about 1800hrs, one Lucky Luka, of Mabel Village Butura Ward reported at the Bokkos Police Station that on the same date at about 14:00 hours, his two daughters namely, one Retyit Lucky, 4 years and one Loveth Nehemiah 8 years were playing in the house of one John Mahanan aged 63 of same address.
“They said John Mahanan deceived them and had unlawful carnal knowledge of the girls”, he explained.
“On receipt of the complaint, the suspect was immediately arrested by the DPO, SP Agu Oliver C and team.
According to him, “Both the suspect and the victims were taken to the Cottage Hospital for medical examination where it was revealed that the 4 years old girl had an abrasion on her upper thigh and blood stained Vulva with a Turn Hymen, while there was proof of penetration in the vagina of the 8-year-old by the penis of the suspect.
The CP, however, said that an investigation is still ongoing.
