Katsina: Man defiles girl, dumps her in well

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 24 years old man for allegedly difiling a 16 years old girl and throwing her into a well in an apparent murder initiative.

Katsina State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, in a statement yesterday,described the incident as “brutal assault and attempted murder.”

According to him,“the victim was sent on an errand by her mother when the suspect, Usman Mohammed Iyal, of Ambassadors Quarters, armed with a knife, accosted, threatened and dragged her into an uncompleted building where he then violently assaulted and raped the victim.

“In a desperate bid to conceal his crime, the suspect threw the victim into a nearby well and hurled stones down the well, with intent to kill the victim.

“Upon the victim’s disappearance, her father, Abdullahi Sabitu, reported the incident at the GRA Divisional Police Headquarters, leading to a swift action.

“Investigation was immediately launched, successfully rescued the victim from the well and arrested the suspect.”