The Edo Police Command has disclosed that Musa Suleman, who posted his four-year-old daughter’s sensitive photos online will soon be arraigned in court.
The spokesperson for the state police command, Chidi Nwabuzor, said in a telephone interview on Tuesday.
Suleman was arrested on Sunday for posting half-naked pictures of the minor via her recently deactivated Instagram account, @officialsarah_ig , as she posed erotically and engaged in adult content.
In a viral video, the suspect admitted during an interrogation by the police that he was the handler of the page and that his motive was to make her famous on social media.
“I was the one that posted those pictures on my daughter’s page. I do not mean to harm anybody, I am just used to watching content creators and comic videos online, but she is too small to engage in such, so I decided to train her as a model. She wears model clothes, and I want her to be a celebrity”, Suleman said.
The police spokesperson, Nwabuzor, revealed that Suleman would be arraigned in court soon after they concluded their discreet investigation. He also added that his daughter was in the custody of the Gender-Based Violence Unit of the Edo State Government, which would be in charge of her upbringing and welfare henceforth.
“The suspect will be arraigned in court soon. The case has been transferred to the Gender-Based Violence Unit of the Edo State Government so that they will take care and nurture the girl. The unit will be the one to investigate and conduct a test on the minor to confirm if she had been involved in any sexual activity,” he said.
Before Sarah’s Instagram page was deactivated, it contained posts that promoted nudity and immorality because she engaged in adult activities like attending clubs, photo/video sessions with a bikini, seductive dance, and others.
Suleman, in a post, stated that a Malaysian influencer and an adult movie actress, Siew Pui Yi, known as Ms Puiyi, was his daughter’s mentor, as he specified in every post made on her page.
He also uploaded a provocative picture of his daughter with two yet-to-be-identified grown men, accompanied by a disturbing caption, which read, “Hanging out with men; the kids stay at home. Yoo!.”
In an earlier statement, Suleman had clarified that the reason behind his actions was that he was not getting support from social media users towards his passion, so he decided to “promote” his child’s modelling career.
He said, “One Nigeria, we cannot do comedy because there is no helper; this is what we can do. Help promote a model.”
The Edo police spokesperson, Nwabuzor, noted that the command took swift action by enforcing the arrest of Suleman after he was exposed, and an investigation was ongoing to make sure justice was served.
“The Edo State Police Command is aware of the trending video of a child of about four-year-old conspicuously naked and used as adult content in an undisclosed hotel in Auchi, Edo State.
“The Commissioner of Police Edo State Command, Funsho Adegboye, immediately drafted a tactical team to go out and arrest the suspect and his cohort. Within 12 hours, the father of the girl was arrested, and the investigation has commenced while further revelation will be made known to the public.
“The CP therefore appealed to the good citizens of Nigeria to remain calm that justice will be served,” Nwabuzor said.
