Police operatives have arrested a 94-year-old herbalist for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl in Tappare, Ganye Local Government Area of Adamawa State.

The Adamawa State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, August 23, 2023.

Nguroje said the herbalist was believed to be in the habit of deceiving young girls to defile them.

He stated: “It happens that on August 12 while the victim was passing by the suspect’s house, he called her into the house and took advantage of her by having an unlawful carnal knowledge of her.

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“Investigation, so far reveals that the suspect while committing the act rubbed some concoction in the form of perfume on the victim which made the victim ill after the incident.

“It was as a result of the illness when questioned by her mother, she opened up to her about what happened.”

Nguroye disclosed that the victim’s mother reported the incident to the Divisional Police Headquarters in Ganye, adding that the Adamawa State Commissioner of Police, Afolabi Babatola, directed the officer-in-charge of the Family Support Unit of the command to investigate and ensure diligent prosecution of the suspect.

The police spokesperson quoted the commissioner as calling on the people of the state, particularly parents, to monitor their wards against criminally-minded persons.

The Star