The Bayelsa State Police Command has
arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly
raping a five-year-old girl to death in Akedei
Community, a riverine suburb in Sagbama
Local Government Area.
The spokesman of the command, Mr Asinim
Butswat, told newsmen on Friday in
Yenagoa that the man was arrested on
August 9.
According to him, the accused was arrested
for sexually assaulting the girl to death in
the area.
“The suspect was arrested on August 9,
while the corpse of the little girl has been
deposited at the Federal Medical Centre,
Yenagoa, for autopsy.
“The suspect is being detained at the
Criminal Investigations and Intelligence
Department, Yenagoa while investigation is
ongoing, ” he added.