Kilifi,
Sunday, 30 June, 2024
McCreadie Andias
Five men have been arrested in connection to the brutal abduction and defilement of a 16-year-old girl in Kilifi County on Sunday.
The class eight pupil was abducted while heading home from a local school within Mitangoni area in what is believed to be driven on motive of settling a grudge with the victims father.
The prime suspects who include a 42 and 63 year old men are said to be involved in a land tussle with the 16-year – old’s father since June 2024.
Another suspect 21-year-old Elijah Dadi Robert had been established as the mastermind behind the planning of the abduction which saw the minor held hostage at an abandoned posho mill.
In the Incident the girl was sneaked home and forced to pack a few clothes before she was again whisked away on a motorcycle to Shariani area at a makuti house within Makata village.
The Victim narrates that she was defiled by several other young men who have since been arrested.
Two of the suspects identified as Fostine Kalu Tinga, 19 and Kelvin Kiti Sanga revealed that they are both students in Form 2 and Form 3 respectively.
Meanwhile the girl has since been rescued and reunited with her family as while the five suspects in custody assisting with further investigations.