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.
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