Four gang members have been arrested by the police for allegedly abducting and raping an 18-year-old girl in the Gusau area of Zamfara State.
The state police Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed Shehu, while addressing the press on Wednesday said the suspects were arrested following a complaint from the father of the victim.
Shehu identified the suspects as Isiyaku Abdullahi, 35, Abdullahi Yusuf, 22, Mohammed Lawali, 20, and Barau Abdullahi, 28.
He said the suspects abducted the victim on October 25 and kept her in an apartment where they allegedly gang-raped her for a week.
The PPRO said, “On November 1, 2022, police detectives attached to Anti-Violence Squad arrested the suspects in connection with the alleged abduction and raping of the victim.
“The arrest was sequel to a complaint received from the father of the victim who was abducted by the suspects and raped from October 25, 2022, to November 1, 2022, when nemesis caught up with them and were arrested by the police.’’
Shehu said all the suspects would be charged to court for prosecution immediately after the investigation.