Man arrested after raping 17-year-old girl to death in Nasarawa

A Nigerian man in his 30s has been apprehended by the authorities after allegedly raping a minor to death in Nasarawa.

TopNaija reports that a 36-year-old man, identified as Bako Anjeh sexually violated a 17-year-old girl and allegedly poisoned her in the said state.

The perpetrator who resides in Nasarawa-Eggon Local Government Area of the state forced his victim to drink gramoxone, a chemical used for killing grasses, before going ahead to have carnal knowledge of her, TopNaija learned.

The police spokesman in the state, ASP Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the incident during an interview on Wednesday, May 4 with City & Crime.

According to him, the personnel of the command tracked down the suspect and arrested him after receiving reports of his deed from the father of the victim.

He said, “A complaint was brought before Akwanga Area Command by one Dimka Sarki that his daughter was lured by one Bako Anjeh to his room to have unlawful carnal knowledge of her.

“When she refused, he subjected the victim to drink gramoxone, a chemical used in killing grasses, and after drinking it, the victim eventually became weak and he had carnal knowledge of her.

“Upon receipt of the complaint, police operatives swiftly moved to the scene and got the suspect arrested.”

TopNaija understands that the victim was taken to Ola Hospital in Akwanga LGA where her statements were taken before she later passed on.

Her corpse was said to have been deposited for post-mortem while the police dig further into the case.