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Village head rapes, infect teenager with HIV in Kano

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Rape incidents alarming, under-reported – Expert

The Village Head of Dambatta Local Government Area of Kano State has been arrested by the Kano State Hisbah Board for allegedly raping and infecting a 13-year- old girl with HIV.

According to the Director General of the board, Dr. Abba Sufi, the suspect was arrested, on Monday, following a complaint from parents of the girl.

The incidence was discovered three days to the wedding ceremony of the teenage girl as she was tested and found to be HIV positive, a development which led to the exposure of the district head.

He said that the suspect had also been tested and found to be a carrier of the deadly virus.

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, has ordered the immediate suspension of the village head while investigation is ongoing.

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