The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a young man identified as Mustapha Jibrin, 18, who allegedly raped an 11-year-old girl in Kankara Local Government Area of the state.
Spokesperson of the command, DSP Gambo Isah, who paraded the suspect on Tuesday, May 25, said he has confessed to the crime while the seriously injured victim is currently receiving medical treatment.
“One Mustapha Jibrin, ‘M’, aged 18yrs of Kan-Tudu village, Kankara, was arrested in connection with a rape of an eleven years, old girl, (name withheld). In the course of investigation suspect confessed to have forcefully had unlawful sexual intercourse with the girl. Victim was seriously wounded on her private part and was taken to General hospital, Katsina for treatment,” Isah stated.
