The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Niger State Command, has effected the arrest of four suspects allegedly specialised in genital mutilation, gang raping of minors, and other criminal acts in Pandogari town of Rafi local government area of the state.
The state commandant of the Corps, Mr Joachim Okafor, who made this disclosure in Minna, said they were nabbed through a verifiable intelligence gathering mechanism put in place by the Divisional Command.
“The arrest is part of the mandate of the Corps in ensuring the protection of Critical National Assets and infrastructures, safe school initiatives, as well as the protection of lives and properties in the state,” the state Corps commandant stated.
The suspects include Aliyu Amiru 20 years, Suleiman Abubakar Gambo 19 years, Yusuf Malam Murtala 22 years all residents of Pandogari town.
Okafor, who spoke through the Deputy Commandant, DCC Abdulhameed Kabara explained that the syndicate gang-raped a 13-year-old JSS 1 student (name withheld), of Day Secondary school, Pandogari, after drugging her with a substance.
He disclosed that on Thursday, 2nd May, 2024, the Principal of the School, informed operatives of the Corps about the activities of the syndicate “and immediately, a strategy was perfected, by using the victim as bait, that led to the arrest of a member of the gang.”
According to him, the victim had told the officers of the command that Aliyu Amiru and other members of his syndicate in 2022 kidnapped and took her to the outskirts of the town where they gang-raped her in an uncompleted building.
“While in their captivity, she said a little boy of less than two years was brought and in her presence, his manhood was chopped off.
“She claimed, the gang told her that they were asked by one Baba Sada to bring the mutilated manhood to be used for a charm that would protect them against any dangerous weapon such as bullet, matchet, dagger, knives, among others,” the Commandant revealed.
Okafor further stated that the case had been transferred to the Intelligence and Investigation Unit of the state command headquarters for discreet Investigation, adding that afterwards, they would all be charged to court for prosecution.
