35-Year Old Man Infects 12-Year Old With HIV

The police in Bauchi State, on Tuesday have arrested and paraded a man, 35, for infecting a 12-year-old girl with Human Immuno Virus, HIV, vanguard reports.

This was disclosed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed, in Bauchi, yesterday, saying the man had been HIV positive and on medication since 2004.

According to him, the suspect had been sleeping with the girl, who is a groundnut hawker, since 2012, but the girl was diagnosed with the disease when she started having strange symptoms now.

He further explained that police’s preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect took advantage of the girl and would soon be charged to court once investigations are concluded.