63-Year-Old Man Nab For Defiling Sisters, Aged 4, 8 In Plateau

The Plateau State Police Command has arrested John Mahana, a 63-year-old man, for defiling two sisters, aged 4 and 8, in Mabel village, Batura Ward, in Bokkos Local Government Area of the state.

Mahana, on Monday, September 4, 2023, was paraded at the Command’s Headquarters in Jos, where he stood alongside 25 other suspects who had been apprehended for various offences, including kidnapping, vandalism, rape, and culpable homicide.

During a press briefing, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Okoro Julius Alawari, said that Lucky Luka, a resident of Mabel Village in Butura Ward, had recently lodged a report at the Bokkos Police Station.

Mr Luka reported that his two daughters, namely Retyit Licky, aged four, and Loveth Nehemiah, aged eight, were playing at the residence of John Mahana, who is 63 years old and resides at the same address.

“The said John Mahana deceived them and had unlawful carnal knowledge of the girls. On receipt of the complaint, the suspect was immediately arrested by the DPO, S.P. Agu Oliver C, and his team,” the CP stated.

“Both the suspect and the victims were taken to the Cottage Hospital for medical examination, where it was confirmed that the 4-year-old girl had an abrasion on her upper thigh and a blood-stained vulva with a turn hyphen, while there was proof of penetration in the 8-year-old.”

The police chief, however, said that the investigation is currently ongoing.