Masenengen, the infant mother in hospital; PHOTO CREDIT: Ukan Kurugh
The police in Benue on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of an 18-year-old man, Terna Taga, who allegedly defiled and impregnated a 10-year-old girl identified simply as Masenengen.
Taga was alleged to have raped the minor who is an inmate at an internally displaced persons camp in Benue and disappeared.
The victim was delivered of a baby girl via caesarean section.
DSP Catherine Anene, Benue Police Public Relations Office (PPRO), told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi on Wednesday that Taga was arrested in North Bank on Tuesday evening.
She said the suspect is in custody for further investigations.
”The command will decide on the next line of action after full interrogation and investigation into the case,” Anene said.
The news of the minor’s pregnancy broke on Aug. 4 when she was dumped in a General Hospital, Makurdi by an unknown person.
Hours later, following social media reports, Mr Ukan Kurugh an activist, took up the minor to Foundation Memorial Hospital, Makurdi where she was delivered of a baby girl through Caesarean section in the early hours of Aug. 5.
Nigerians have continued to thank Mr. Kurugh for his gesture and have been making donations to the aid of the infant mother.
