The Edo Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Eugenia Abdallah, says an Alfa and the paternal aunt of a 16-year-old student are in police custody over alleged sexual abuse.
Mrs Abdallah gave the update in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Thursday, saying that the aunt, who had been granted bail, was re-arrested.
She said the girl was placed in the care of her paternal aunt, her father’s younger sister, following the separation of her parents and subsequent family circumstances.
According to the commissioner, the aunt regularly visited the Alfa’s residence for prayers and sometimes left the girl there while she went to the market.
She said the aunt also repeatedly sent the girl alone to the Alfa’s residence on errands, including having her mobile phone repaired, despite having sons she could have sent.
