A 75-year-old Nigerian grandfather has been arrested over allegations he raped his 6-year-old niece.

A 75-year-old Nigerian grandfather has been arrested over allegations he raped his 6-year-old niece.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, has arrested a 75-year-old man, Musa Gambo, who allegedly raped his six-year-old niece in Jigawa State.

The spokesman of the Jigawa State NSCDC Command, Chief Superintendent of Corps (CSC) Adamu Shehu confirmed the arrest in a statement issued to Daily Post.

He said the suspect was arrested after a report by a social worker who got an emergency call from a family friend of the victim who claimed she caught the suspect red-handed when she paid a visit to the girl’s grandmother.

Adamu said the suspect was arrested on Wednesday at Gandun Sarki Quarters, Malam Madori LGA, by NSCDC personnel at 1 pm on a charge of suspected rape of a six-year-old girl who is his great-grandniece.

According to an eyewitness, Malama Maimuna, she caught the old man with the girl on his lap while he sexually abused her in his room.

“I immediately informed the girl’s grandmother who rushed to the room and also saw the same,” she stated. ~ DailyPost.