Usman Mohammed Iyal, 24, has been taken into custody by the Katsina State Police Command for allegedly raping and plunging a sixteen-year-old girl into a well in the state’s Katsina Local Government Area.
On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, Usman was displayed with other alleged criminals by the command spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, who claimed that he had been apprehended on September 17 in the ambassadors’ quarters.
He said that while the victim was running errands, the suspect approached her, threatened her with a knife, and then dragged her into an incomplete structure where he “violently assaulted and r@ped” her.
He claimed that in an attempt to hide his crime, the suspect tossed the victim into a nearby well and threw stones down it with the intention of killing her. Fortunately, police officers were able to save her and take her to the hospital.
“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 state’s police would conduct a preliminary investigation and then file charges against the suspect for rape, assault, and attempted murder.
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