A six-year-old boy is
currently receiving medical attention at the Sexual Assault Centre of Gambo
Sawaba Hospital, Zaria, the Kaduna state capital, after he was sodomised
repeatedly by a 15 year old boy.
The boy was taken to
the center by his father who said his son’s teachers alerted him about the
development.
”They said the boy
always returned to class late from break and when asked where he had been, he
would reply that he went to meet the abuser. When they continued to question
him, he told them that the abuser had asked him to remove his trousers and then
had sex with him,” he said
Confirming the
incident to newsmen, the manager of the Sexual Assault Center, Amina
Umar-Faruq, said medical examination revealed the six year old boy’s anus had
been penetrated.
“After our
investigation, we found out that the boy’s anus had been penetrated. He is
currently undergoing medical treatment and rehabilitation. The perpetrator was
also brought to us by the Police and he confessed to have been sexually abused
too by someone whom he couldn’t name; he is also currently receiving
treatment,” .
Umar-Faruq added that
the matter was under investigation by the Police.
