The Anambra division of National Agency for prohibition of trafficking in person has arrested three persons for gang-raping a 13-year-old girl.
The state commissioner for women and social affairs, Ify Obinabo confirmed the arrest of the suspects on Wednesday.
As revealed, the suspects were arrested by vigilante operatives at Nkpor, Onitsha Anambra State.
It was gathered that one out of the person involved in the incident escaped when security operatives invaded the neighborhood.
Two of the suspects reportedly confessed to the crime during the investigation while the third suspect insisted he was only present when the incident happened.
The victim however Iaintained that he was the second person to have carnal knowledge of her.
According to the commissioner, “According to the victim, the suspects were co-tenants with them but took her to Nkisi River to rape her after they had an altercation with her father.”
She added “The victim, while narrating her experience, said she was first slapped by the boys, then dragged to Nkisi, before she was ordered to remove her clothes as the suspects took turns to have carnal knowledge of her,”
