Calabar man arrested for raping 13-year-old girl and infecting her with HIV • Culprit confessed he wants to spread the virus

The Cross River State Command has arrested a certain Edet James Asuquo for allegedly raping and infecting a 13-year-old girl with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hafiz Inuwa, on Tuesday said Asuquo has been charged to court.

Inuwa said Aauquo confessed that he was aware of his HIV status and had vowed to spread the virus as much as he could.

Inuwa disclosed that the girl was confirmed HIV positive after a routine medical test.