The State Chairman of the Worldwide Federation of Ladies Legal professionals, Mrs Rabiatu Addra, throughout a press briefing in Lafia, the state capital on Wednesday, revealed it.
A police officer hooked up to the State Intelligence Bureau of the Nigeria Police Drive, Nasarawa State command, has allegedly raped and impregnated his 15-year-old niece who resided with him.
Mrs Addra revealed {that a} whistleblower had reported the incident, stating that the sufferer was allegedly raped by her uncle, who’s an inspector within the Nigeria Police Drive.
In keeping with her, the suspect has been arrested.
She additional reassured her dedication to comply with up on the case to deliver the suspect to e-book and execute prosecution accordingly so it might function a deterrent to different residents of the state.
“Our crew with the police took the sufferer to the hospital and paid for her therapy however sadly she misplaced the six-month-old child. The state ministry of Justice additional paid the invoice for a DNA take a look at as a part of the continued investigation to establish the true offender.”
Mrs Rabiatu Addra, nonetheless, stated that the sufferer had been discharged from the hospital and have reunited together with her household.
Mrs. Addra additionally appealed to the police command within the state to make sure a correct investigation into the matter needs to be adopted to the later.
She stated, “On receipt of the data by the whistleblower, FIDA at the side of the Sexual and Gender Based mostly Violence Response crew, facilitated and mobilised law enforcement officials to get the suspect arrested.