The police in Sokoto
have arrested 9 suspects on suspicion of murder after they were reported to
have raped and killed a young girl.
The suspects were
said to have had forceful sexual intercourse with the 9-year-old girl, a
domestic servant, while her employer was at work.
The suspects have
been charged for the offence and will also face murder charges due to the
girl’s subsequent death.
The police in Sokoto
have arrested 9 suspects on suspicion of murder after they were reported to
have raped and killed a young girl.
The suspects were
said to have had forceful sexual intercourse with the 9-year-old girl, a
domestic servant, while her employer was at work.
The suspects have
been charged for the offence and will also face murder charges due to the
girl’s subsequent death. Alhaji shuaibu gambo, the commissioner of police said
in sokoto on tuesday that investigations had begun to ensue a diligent
prosecution of the suspects. He said that the nine-year old girl was a house
help to a nurse and “the suspects took the advantage when her mistress left for
work to attack the deceased”.
“we will do all that
we can to get to the root of the case and to ensure that all those that have
hands in the alleged murder are brought to justice, ” he said.
Gambo called on the
residents to assist the police with relevant information that would help them
in unravelling the mystery of the case.
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