{"id":107183,"date":"2019-08-07T13:08:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T12:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=107183"},"modified":"2019-08-07T13:08:06","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T12:08:06","slug":"police-confirm-arrest-of-man-who-allegedly-defied-impregnated-10-year-old-girl-in-benue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/police-confirm-arrest-of-man-who-allegedly-defied-impregnated-10-year-old-girl-in-benue\/","title":{"rendered":"Police confirm arrest of man who allegedly defied, impregnated 10-year-old girl in Benue"},"content":{"rendered":"
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.<\/p>\n
Taga was alleged to have raped the minor who at an internally displaced persons camp in Benue. The victim was delivered of a baby girl via caesarean section.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
She said the suspect is in custody for further investigations.<\/p>\n
\u201dThe command will decide on the next line of action after full interrogation and investigation into the case,\u201d Anene told NAN.<\/p>\n
NAN reports that the news of the minor\u2019s pregnancy broke on Aug. 4 when she was dumped in a General Hospital, Makurdi by an unknown person.<\/p>\n
Hours later, following social media reports, Ukan Kurugh an activist, allegedly took up the minor to Foundation Memorial Hospital, Makurdi where she delivered a baby girl through Caesarean section in the early hours of Aug. 5. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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. Taga was alleged to have raped the minor who at an internally displaced persons camp in Benue. The victim was delivered of a baby girl via caesarean section. DSP Catherine Anene, Benue […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":63247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[7289,21828,36,50321],"yoast_head":"\n