Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command have arrested a 75-year-old man, Isa Okpoku, for allegedly defiling his four-year-old niece.
The spokesman of the Command, DSP Ramhan Nansel, revealed the development in a statement on Sunday.
He said a complaint on the matter was lodged at Obi Divisional Police Station on Saturday.
Nansel said: “Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect and his niece were both residents in the same house, thus he lured the victim into his room and wilfully had unlawful carnal knowledge of her.
“The victim was, however, rushed to a hospital for medical examination where a doctor confirmed that the hymen was broken.”