Ilorin – The Nigeria Security
and Civil Defence Corps
(NSCDC) in Ilorin on Monday
arrested a 17-year-old boy
for alleged kidnap and
attempted rape.
The spokesman of the NSCDC
command, Alhaji Kadri
Ibrahim, told newsmen in
Ilorin that the suspect was
arrested at about 9:30 am at
Oke Apomu, Ilorin West Local
Government by some officers
of the corps.
The suspect, he said, claimed
he abducted the girl to have
carnal knowledge of her and
not sell her for ritual.
Ibrahim, who said the
suspect would be handed
over to the police for
prosecution, enjoined
residents to take good care
of their children and wards.
He, however, appealed to
residents to avoid taking the
laws into their hands and
continue to cooperate with
security agents.
The suspect, who was
paraded, said that he was an
apprentice barber at Oke-
Apomu area of Ilorin.
He said he was returning
from a religious programme
when he saw three girls
playing on the street.
The suspect said he
abducted one of the girls
with a view to having carnal
knowledge of her before he
was caught and beaten by
some residents.
He said the timely
intervention of the security
men saved him from being
beaten to death.
The mother of the abducted
girl, Mrs Fatima Ibrahim, also
said that she was taking her
bath when some children
ran in to report the
abduction.
She said neighbours joined
her in the search for her
daughter, leading to the
arrest of the suspect.(NAN
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