Police Detain Suspect Who Threw 16-Year-Old Girl Into Well After Assaulting And Raping Her in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man, Usman Mohammed Iyal, for r@ping and throwing a 16-year-old girl into a well in Katsina Local Government Area of the state.
The command’s spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, presented Usman along with other suspected criminals on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. He noted that Usman was apprehended on September 17 in the Ambassadors’ quarters.
He said the suspect accosted and threatened the victim who was on an errand with a knife before dragging her into an uncompleted building where he “violently assaulted and r@ped” her.
In a desperate bid to conceal his crime, he said the suspect threw the victim into a nearby well and hurled stones down the well, with intent to murder her, but she was rescued and taken to hospital by police operatives.
“On September 27, 2024, at about 1216hrs, the Katsina State Police Command succeeded in arresting a suspected r@pist for the brutal assault and attempted m8rder of a 16-year-old girl in Ambassador’s quarters, Katsina,” the PPRO stated.
“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 r@ped the victim.
“Upon the victim’s disappearance, her father Abdullahi Sabitu, reported the incident at the GRA divisional police headquarters, leading to swift action.
“An investigation was immediately launched, successfully rescued the victim from the well and arrested the suspect. The victim is currently receiving medical attention, and the investigation is currently ongoing.”
He said the suspect would be charged to court for r@pe, assault and attempted murder after a preliminary investigation by police in the state.
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