Kano village head arrested for infecting a 13-year-old girl with HIV
(Nigeria) The Kano State Hisbah Board said it has arrested a
Village Head in Danbatta Local Government Area of the state (names withheld)
for allegedly defiling a 13-year- old girl.
The Director General of the board, Dr Abba Sufi, who
disclosed this in an interview in Kano on Tuesday, also said the Village Head
was suspected to have infected his victim with HIV virus.
He said the suspect was arrested on Monday following
complaint from parents of the girl.
Sufi said the case had since been forwarded to the Emir of
Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, who ordered for his immediate suspension from
office.
``The girl was to be given out in marriage to her suitor,
but three days to the wedding ceremony, the girl was tested and found to be HIV
positive.”
``When interrogated, she said the suspect was the person,
who infected her as he had been sleeping with her,” he said.
He said that the suspect had also been tested and found to
be a carrier of the deadly virus.
Sufi said the suspect would soon be charged to court.
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