The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man who raped a 16-year-old girl and tried to kill her by throwing her into a well.
The police spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, told reporters about the crime. He said the man attacked the girl on September 17 in Ambassadors’ quarters. The girl was running an errand when the man threatened her with a knife. He then took her to an empty building where he raped her.
Aliyu explained, “The victim was sent on an errand by her mother when the suspect, one Usman Mohammed Iyal, m, age 24 of Ambassadors quarters, armed with a knife, accosted, threatened, and dragged her into an uncompleted building where he then violently assaulted and raped the victim.”
After the rape, the man tried to hide what he had done. He threw the girl into a nearby well and dropped stones on her, trying to kill her. Luckily, the police found and saved her.
The girl’s father, Abdullahi Sabitu, told the police when his daughter didn’t come home. The police acted quickly. Aliyu said, “An investigation was immediately launched, successfully rescued the victim from the well and arrested the suspect. The victim is currently receiving medical attention, and investigation is currently ongoing.”
The police are still looking into the case. They plan to charge the man with rape, assault, and attempted murder once they finish their first investigation.
