Fatima Abubakar, a nine-year-old girl from Anguwan Layin Isyaku gwabna in Plateau State’s Jos North local government area, was allegedly raped and killed on Thursday.
According to the victim’s parents, the event occurred about 11:00 a.m. as she was on her way to get groundnut oil for the family when she was intercepted, raped, and killed.
Her elder sister, Hafsat Abubakar, who went out in search of Fatima, said the body of her sister was found hanging.
She said, “I was asked to go out and look for her whereabouts after she stayed out for hours and could not return home. I followed the road leading to where she was supposed to buy groundnut oil. On my way, jokingly, I started calling her name – Fatima – Fatima. Unexpectedly, when I turned to my right, I saw her hanging in a dilapidated building. I then ran and called my father, who untied her and took her home.”
The victim’s mother, Sa’adatu Shehu, termed her daughter’s death as sad and urged security agencies to investigate the incident and arrest the perpetrators.
“I was moved by the occurrence. I’m not happy at all. Whoever is responsible for this horrific act should be treated in the same way he treated my daughter. I won’t forgive him. He should be killed. “I want justice for my daughter,” she explained.
Residents and other sympathisers at the deceased’s home also urged security services to find the perpetrators of the atrocity and bring them to justice in order to serve as a deterrence to others.
The spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Alabo Alfred confirmed the development, explaining that “Police is aware of the incident. One person has been arrested. Investigation into the matter is ongoing.”
