45 year old Abuja bricklayer arrested for raping 11 year old mechanic apprentice
A bricklayer, Mohammed Sani, aged 45, is in custody of the FCT Police Command for allegedly sodomizing an 11-year-old boy in the Mabuchi area of the city.
The victim, an apprentice at a mechanic workshop, told PUNCH Metro that his friend introduced him to Sani.
He added that whenever Sani had sex with him, he would give him N20 to buy biscuits and would warn him not to tell anyone about what transpired.
Nemesis caught up with the suspect last Thursday when the victim returned home late and could not explain to his mother where he had been.
Mrs Yakubu, who is a widow, narrated how she discovered what was going on with her son. “Usually, my son closes from work at 6 pm and whenever he leaves the shop, his master would call me to inform me. So, I waited for hours for my son to return home.’
“He came back around 10 pm, and when I asked him why he was just returning home, he said he had a very busy day.
“I also noticed that he was wearing an oversized pair of trousers. When I asked who gave it to him, he said it was one ‘uncle’. So, I punished him and asked him about the relationship between him and the ‘uncle,’ but he initially refused to speak.”
The victim’s mother said when he could no longer bear the punishment, he confessed that Sani had been sodomising him and had threatened to kill him if he exposed him.
“I was disappointed in my son because he used to tell me things. I never expected him to be so secretive,” the widow said.
The accused Sani confessed to the crime and blamed his actions on the devil
The spokesman for the FCT Command, Anjuguri Manzah, confirmed the incident adding that investigations were ongoing.
He said, “I can confirm the incident. Investigations are ongoing and the suspect will be transferred to the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department.”
