The Ebonyi Police Command said it had arrested two teenage boys aged 15 and 14 for allegedly gang-raping a 15-year-old girl on Saturday.
The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Loveth Odah, in Abakaliki said the suspects had confessed to the crime.
Mr. Odah said the incident occurred in the community of Nkelegu Ishieke in the Ebonyi State Local Government Area.
She said Ishieke ‘s police division arrested the suspects who allegedly defiled the victim in the house of her father, while he was away for his daily business.
Police spokesperson revealed that if found guilty by the court, the suspects, though minors, would be remanded at the home for juvenile welfare.
“The only thing that can make children of this age to indulge in such an act is cultism and drugs.
“Fidelis Nwoye in the company of his daughter came to the station and reported that both suspects went to his house while he was at his shop, tore his daughter’s clothes and raped her.
“Though they are minors they will be charged to court as soon as we are done with the doctor’s report,” Ms Odah said.
She noted that in recent times there has been an increase in rape cases in the country which has led to mass protest and a call for a separate court to prosecute suspects of rape.
