Sokoto State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps said it has arrested a couple for allegedly burning the male organ of a 17-year old teenager, names withheld, for allegedly raping their four-year-old daughter.
The Sokoto NSCDC commandant, Mr Babangida Abdullahi, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday.
Abdullahi said that the couple, names withheld, were arrested on Tuesday, at their Sama residence, Sokoto.
He said, “They alleged that the teenager, a Senior Secondary School Three student, raped their four-year old daughter.
“So, they sponsored some boys, who seized him on March 24, took him to the suspects’ house, where the suspects severely tortured him and burnt his manhood. They also locked him up in a toilet up to the following day, March 25. The victim was later taken to the Specialist Hospital, Sokoto, where he is responding to treatment.”
The couple, according to Abbdullahi, was arrested on Wednesday, for allegedly taking the law into their onw hands.
He added that as soon as investigations are concluded, the couple would be arraigned in court.
