Police arrest 4 suspected rapists in Adamawa

By Yagana Ali, Yola 

The Adamawa State Police command at the weedend apprehended and brought into custody four (4) persons for the offences of criminal conspiracy and Rape of a minor.

The suspects are; Sukari Mathew, 16years ,Collins Cambull, 16years , Barnabas Simon, 17years, and Ferdinand Mathew, 17years all minors and students of government secondary school Sugu, in Ganye local government area.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Dankombo Morris had ordered the  suspected minors be taken into protective custody pending the outcome of the investigation and legal advice from the office of the Director of public prosecution (DPP).

According to the  Report made to police by the complainant one Veronica Kezitto a female and resident of Sugu village that the  suspects  allegedly conspired and raped the 17 years old victim (names withheld) after they intoxicated her with some quantity of Beer.

 During the course of investigation,the Suspects confessed committing the crime by having unlawful carnal knowledge of the victim one after another and that contradicts our extant laws. 

The police commissioner while expressing worry over the ugly incident assured that law must definitely take its course at the end of investigation. 

The CP warned that members of the public, especially parents, should develop a habitat of close monitoring of their wards and give timely information to police.