- The incident happened in the village of Kanon-Khaki in Faskari LGA of the North-West State
- The 25-year-old accused slashed the minor’s throat after defiling her on her father’s farm
Kastina State Police said one Jibrin Yusuf was detained on suspicion of raping and murdering a seven-year-old girl.
The incident took place in the village of Kanon-Khaki in Fascari, LGA Northwest.
The 25-year-old suspect slit the boy’s throat after defiling him on his father’s farm.
ASP Sadiq Abubakar, the spokesman for the Katsina State Police Command, made the announcement in a statement on Friday.
According to him, the victim’s father, Hassan Jibrin, hired the suspect on August 2, 2023, to carry manure from one of his farms to another located on the outskirts of the village.
Seeing that the little girl was left alone to look after the fertilizer, the suspect dragged her by force to a nearby farm, where he raped and killed her.
Then he moved the body to another farm, covered it with leaves, and took three bags of fertilizer.
Detectives investigating the case arrested the suspect, who reportedly confessed to the rape and murder of the seven-year-old girl.
They also recovered the stolen fertilizer bags.
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