A 43-year-old guard of a church in Kaduna State was on Saturday, July 4, arrested for sleeping with a 10-year-old girl inside the church premises he was guarding.
The man, Bitrus Tarfa, is the guard of Evangelical Church for Winning All (ECWA), Gwari Road, Kaduna, and was said to have had carnal knowledge of the Primary 6 pupil on more than three occasions.
The Kaduna State Ministry of Humanitarian Services and Social Development, which announced the arrest of Bitrus Tarfa on its twitter handle on Saturday, said the man carried out the act in the premises of the church.
According to the ministry, his arrest followed report lodged by some people living beside the church who had been monitoring his liaison with the girl who they said was always coming to meet him in the church he is guarding.
Following the report, officials of the ministry with policemen and other law-enforcement officials went to the church and effected his arrest while the girl has been taken to a hospital for medical check up.
According to the tweet by the ministry: "43-year-old Bitrus Tarfa is a guard at ECWA Church, Gwari Road, Kaduna. He has been arrested for the serial rape of a 10-year-old girl.
"The said man carried out the dastardly act in the premises of the place of worship. He will be prosecuted by the state.
"The ministry and its GBV Response Partners' concern at this moment is the health and well-being of the girl.
"We have since proceeded to take the girl to a hospital for all necessary checks and (if needed) treatment. The hospital report will also aid prosecution."
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