A man has been arrested after recieving mob action for allegedly raping an 8-year-old girl in Irete community, Owerri West local Government Area of Imo state.
It was gathered that the suspect identified as Mr. Romanus from Orogwe autonomous community sneaked into Irete community to sexually abuse the underage girl.
According to reports, Mr Romanus lured the little girl to join him in watching a pornographic video while he took advantage of the innocent girl sexually.
An alarm was raised after the man’s illicit act was suspected by some villagers. The suspect denied the allegation which was confirmed by the girl and later confessed after he was beaten to pulp by the community youths.
The local security operatives had to whisk the suspect away to their station for further investigation.