7 men arrested for allegedly raping 4 minors in Katsina

7 men arrested for allegedly raping 4 minors in Katsina

Seven men allegedly involved in luring four girls within the age of 13 and 14, into a house where they had allegedly been having unlawful carnal knowledge of them have been arrested by the police in Kaita Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The house they are using for the illicit affair belonged to one of them.

The suspects include were identified as Salisu Ibrahim, Sabiu Abdulkarim, Nuhu Halliru, Rabe Malam, Hamza abdullahi, Iliyasu Ibrahim, and Idris abdullahi, all in their 40s, and residents of Kaita LGA in a statement by Katsina Police Spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Aliyu on Tuesday

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According to the statement the seven men were apprehended by the operatives attached to Kaita Police Divisional Headquarters.

Aliyu revealed that following the receipt of a report on their nefarious activities, the police swung into action and succeeded in their arrest.

The suspects, he said, had been luring four girls within the age of 13 and 14, into the house of one of the suspects, where they had allegedly been having unlawful carnal knowledge of them.

He revealed that the suspects confessed to the commission of the offence during investigation.

The PPRO further said that they would be charged to court upon the conclusion of the investigation.

7 men arrested for allegedly raping 4 minors in Katsina