4 students arrested over rape of 17-year-old girl

The Adamawa State Police Command has apprehended four minors for allegedly gang raping a 17-year-old girl. SP Sulaimato Yahayo Ngurojo, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, said the suspects Sukari Matthew, Corlins Cambull, Barnabas Simon, and Ferdinand Matthew, were all students of Government Secondary School Sugu in Ganye Local Government Area. He said […]

The Adamawa State Police Command has apprehended four minors for allegedly gang raping a 17-year-old girl.

SP Sulaimato Yahayo Ngurojo, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, said the suspects Sukari Matthew, Corlins Cambull, Barnabas Simon, and Ferdinand Matthew, were all students of Government Secondary School Sugu in Ganye Local Government Area.

He said the Commissioner of Police, Dankombo Morris, had ordered that the suspects be taken into protective custody pending the outcome of the investigation and legal advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecution.

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According to the police report, the suspects allegedly conspired and raped the victim after intoxicating her with beer.