Our correspondent learnt that 55-year-old Sabiu and Yola, 51, lived on the same street with the victim in the Dutse area and they were nabbed by operatives of the anti-trafficking agency after a tip-off by a resident.
According to NAPTIP on Thursday, the two federal government workers have confessed to the crime and would be prosecuted under the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015.
The NAPTIP Head of Press and Public Relations, Mrs Stella Nezan, in a release, said, “NAPTIP operatives arrested both workers of the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports, Abuja, for raping a 13-year-old girl.”
“The suspects, who live in the same neighbourhood with the victim, were arrested following a tip-off by a well-meaning Nigerian who learnt of the dastardly act being committed by the men against the underage girl.”
Source: Punch ng