By Pita Chib, Minna


The Police operatives in Niger State have arrested a 70-year-old man,Mohammed Sani, for allegedly raping a 9-year-old girl.

The incident was said to have occurred in Kasuwan Dare in the Chanchaga Local Government Area of the state.

It was learnt that the suspect had asked the victim to meet him at his shop at Kasuwan Dare area,  claiming he had a gift for her

Our correspondent on Sunday gathered that on getting there, Sani dragged her into inner room of his shop and abused her

The suspect, who is a tailor, said, “I knew she is an underage girl; but cannot tell how it all happened, I think it is devil's work otherwise why should I have sex with a little girl of this nature, it is  absolutely bad and unaccepted. I am a disgrace to human kind.

"I still cannot understand why that should happen in the first place, I think I don't deserve mercy at all, let the law take its course. I am ready for it, is quite unfortunate," he lamented.

The octogenarian (suspect)  added, “people will think that it is unbelievable,i can't even believe myself that I committed this heinous crime but one thing I know is that it is not ordinary,it looks like a fairy tale. "

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, said the suspect had confessed to the crime during interrogation, adding that he would soon be arraigned in court after in