18-year-old rapes 5-year-old girl in Kano

An 18-year-old man, Isma’eel Abubakar, has been arrested by the Operatives of the Nigeria Securityand Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano Command, for allegedlyraping of a 5-year-old girl.

Abubakar , a resident of Kofar Ruwa quarters in Dala Local Government Area was arrested after the crime was allegedlycommitted.

The spokesman of the StateCommand of NSCDC, ASC IbrahimIdris Abdullahi, confirmed his arrest.

He said the teenager confessed to the crime after interrogation.

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“The 18-year-old Isma’eel confessed to the crime while being interrogated by the Corpsdetectives.”

He said that the suspect will soon be charged to court.

“The Investigation into the case has since been concluded and the suspect will be charged to Senior magistrate Court, Filin Hockey in the metropolis by Thursday,” ASP Abdullahi added.