A 35-year old patient, Auwal Muhammad has been arrested for raping a
16-month old baby on his sick bed. Muhammad, was said to be on admission
at the orthopaedic department of Usman Danfodiyo Teaching Hospital,
Sokoto following a motor accident in which he sustained fracture on one
of his leg.
DailyTrust leant that Muhammed had been nursing his
leg at home before he was brought to the hospital by unnamed NGO for
proper treatment. According to eyewitness account, the incident occurred
on Friday, January 1 at about 2pm when mother of the baby along with
one of her son came to visit a sick relative.
The suspect was
said to have collected the victim from her brother to cuddle her in
admiration
which later turned to be something else as he was caught
raping her on his sick bed. “Her mother heard her crying profusely. So
she started looking for her only to find her being raped by the patient
at his corner covered by curtains,” the source stated.He
added:”She quickly grabbed her daughter and reported the matter to the
hospital security who arrested and took the suspect to Kwanni police
station before he was transferred to the Criminal Investigation
Department in the police headquarters for further investigation.”
When contacted, spokesman of the Sokoto state police command, DSP
Almustapha Sani confirmed the incident, saying the suspect was released
on bail to enable him recover from his ailment.
Source: DailyTrust
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