KATSINA: 3 teenagers gang rape, drown 13-year-old girl in pond

Three boys have been arrested in the Danmusa Local Government in Katsina by the police command for allegedly gang raping and drowning a 13-year-old girl to death in a pond.

Police Spokesman in the state, SP Gambo Isah, while disclosing the unfortunate incident to the press said the boys were between, 15 and 16.

According to Isah, the trio, all from Danmusa town, allegedly conspired, attacked and gang raped a 13-year-old girl from Dutsen-Dadi village in Danmusa Local Government Area in their farmland on Aug. 14, 2020, Pulse reported.

He said that after raping the victim, they threw her into a nearby pond, as a result of which, she got drown and died.

The spokesman added that the victim’s dead body was later discovered and taken to Danmusa Hospital, where she was confirmed dead.

Isah revealed that during investigation, the suspects confessed to have committed the offence.