Suspected Kidnapper Rapes Girl To Death
A 17-year-old girl, Habeebah Akinsanya, who was allegedly kidnapped in the Kemta area of Ogun State has been found dead.
The state Police Command on Monday confirmed that the girl was found raped and killed at her father’s farm around Mile 6.
The deceased father, Akinsanya Aremu, had on Friday reported the girl missing at the So Safe Corps.
Habeebah, a student at Lisabi Grammar School in Abeokuta, will be entering SS3 on September 16 and turning 17 in October.
When contacted by Daily Post on Sunday, the police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola said such never happened and no kidnapping was reported to the command.
However, the Divisional Police Officer of Kemta Division, Abeokuta, Olawale Famobuwa confirmed the incident on Monday, saying the division had begun investigation.
Famobuwa said, “The father of the deceased reported to the police station on Friday at about 9:30 pm that her daughter, Habeebah, who was helping her sister with the Point of Sale business, had not been found.
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“We did the tracking somewhere in the Oke Egunya community, which is under Ibara Division, Abeokuta. We were there till 1 am early Sunday morning until we went to rest a bit before continuing with the tracking.
“We were there till 1 am early Sunday morning until we went to rest a bit before continuing with the tracking.
“We were later informed on Sunday that the corpse of the young girl had been found at his father’s farm in Mile 6, and when we got there, we discovered that the girl was raped before she was killed”.
He clarified that a sum of N30,000 was paid to her kidnappers as ransom not N1m as widely reported.
“So what was paid was N30,000 and not N1m. I have the receipt, and this is to help facilitate the tracking of those behind the criminal act.
Famobuwa added that a local citizen was said to have reported seeing a farm worker, simply identified as Onyeka, who worked for the victim’s father, go into the bush with the deceased.
He stated that Onyeka, who is a prime suspect, is alleged to have taken to his heel, assuring the police everything possible under the law to hold all of the individuals responsible for the criminal activities accountable.
