Police arrest rapist, killer of 8-year-old girl

The Police in Katsina State, in immediate response to intelligence, arrested a notorious rapist and killer of an eight-year-old girl in Kanon-Haki village, Faskari Local Government Area of the state.

The Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Katsina State Police Command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq, at the Command Headquarters, identified the notorious rapist and killer as Jibrin Yusuf, a 25-year-old male. According to the Police, he was arrested on August 2 around 2:30 pm.

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The PPRO narrated: “The fact of the case is, on that fateful day, one Hassan Jibrin, ‘m’, the father of the late victim, employed the services of the suspect to convey fertilizer from one of his farms to the other situated at the outskirt of the village.

“The victim was assigned to guard the fertilizer at one of the farms while her father attended to some labourers which the suspect took advantage of and forcefully dragged the little girl to a nearby farm where he raped, used a sharp knife and slaughtered the victim.

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“He further moved the corpse to another farmland, covered it with leaves and made away with three (3) bags of fertilizer. Upon receipt of the report, promptly detectives swung into action and succeeded in arresting the suspect.
“During the course of investigation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the offence as the three stolen bags of fertilizers were also recovered.”

In another crime situation, the State Command said that the Police succeeded in arresting a suspected notorious motorcycle thief identified as Sadiq Abdullahi.

According to the police, Abdullahi, aged 22 years old, the resident of Rafin-dadi quarters in Katsina metropolis, was arrested on August 7 around 7 am while on a routine patrol.

The PPRO highlighted: “Nemesis caught up with the suspect when he was accosted by men of the command’s Anti-kidnapping Unit while on routine patrol along Katsina – Jibia road, in possession of a suspected stolen white Jing Cheng motorcycle (rubber rubber).

“During the course of investigation, the suspect confessed to have stolen the said motorcycle from Gafai quarters, Katsina, belonging to one Ahmad Lawal Babaye, ‘m’, of the same address.

“He further mentioned one Surajo Sani, ‘m’, of Magamar Jibia, as the receiver of his stolen items, one Sani Abba alias Uban Shegu, ‘m’, of Kofar-Yandaka quarters, Katsina, and one Hamisu Mamman, ‘m’, as his abettors. The Investigation is ongoing.”