Man rapes neighbour’s daughter to death

MANY were shocked to the marrow as a 49-year-old man, Baba Idi, allegedly raped his neighbour’s daughter, who is a minor, to death in Kano State.

Father of the deceased, Adam Muhammad, who confirmed the development to newsmen, said the suspect threatened to kill the teenage girl if she dare tell anybody about the ungodly act.

He said his wife got wind of the whole scenario when she noticed blood coming out from her private part while bathing the victim.

He said: “I was not at home that fateful day when her mother saw blood coming out from her body while bathing her, when she enquired, she mentioned our neighbour, Baba Idi. She pleaded with her mother not to tell anyone because the suspect threatened to kill her using scissors if she tells anybody.

“This is an act of inhumanity for a neighbour to commit this act. All I need is justice,” adding that he has reported the matter to the police, but had not heard anything from them.

He stated that he will go to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Bompai to know the next step and line of action.

Similarly, the mother of the deceased, Jamila Adam, called on the security agencies and all other key relevant stakeholders to ensure justice prevails.

He said: “We were at Bompai for identification, she was so frightened when the suspect was brought out from the cell.

“Immediately after she sighted Baba Idi, she started shivering, she became so hysterical and began screaming, calling his name, that he will kill her.

“She was in severe pain and kept on calling his name, Baba Idi, while her health condition worsened. We rushed her to the hospital, but she gave up the ghost before reaching there,” she said.

The mother added that when the doctor examined her, they confirmed that she died of a heart attack.

Contacted, spokesperson, Kano Police Command, SP Abdullahi Haruna, said he was still waiting to get details of what transpired from the relevant desks.

Culled from Vanguard