The Police have arrested one Abara Elias for sodomising an eight-year-old neighbour’s son in the state.
Elias, a 24-year-old man lured the child to an uncompleted building when his parents were away and had carnal knowledge of him through the anus.
Benue state Commissioner of Police, George Chuku disclosed this on Tuesday in Makurdi during a press conference at the Command headquarters.
He said: “On 1/12/2023, at about 1900hrs, information was received that while the parents of Oryina, a young boy of eight years, were away from home, a neighbour, one Abara Elias ‘m’ 24 years, lured the child to an uncompleted building in the area and had carnal knowledge of the child.
“The child has been taken to hospital for treatment, while the suspect has been arraigned in court for prosecution.”
Chuku added that within two weeks of resumption of duty at the command, over 30 suspects had been arrested in the state, 15 arms recovered, with two kidnap victims rescued and their culprits apprehended.
He revealed that on December 4, 2023, the police also arrested one Amoor Alfred, a notorious criminal, responsible for most of the kidnappings along the Lafia-Daudu road Federal road.
He stated that the command has identified flash points, including the Sankera axis and the Makurdi-Naka road, and has put in place operations to ensure that the Yuletide is peaceful.