Detectives in Tana River county have arrested five men accused of kidnapping and gang-raping a 13-year- old girl.
The five men identified as Said Omar, Galgalo Athumani, Athumani Mohamed, Yasir Mohamed, and Dero Juma are accused of committing the offense in Ovo forest.
5-Men Gang that kidnapped a 13-year-old girl, took her to Ovo forest in #TanaRiver & gang raped her in turns, were yesterday arrested. The five suspects;Said Omar,Galgalo Athumani,Athumani Mohamed,Yasir Mohamed & Dero Juma are in lawful custody & will be arraigned in court Today. pic.twitter.com/nS1kPDoyhx
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) April 29, 2019
They kidnapped the girl and took her to Ovo forest where they gang-raped her in turns.
The 13-year-old victim is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Tana River.
During the arrest, two more suspects managed to escape and are being sought by the detectives.
The five who were arrested will be arraigned in court.
In December last year, a six-year-old girl was kidnapped, raped and murdered in Kiserian in Kajiado County. According to the police report, she was gang-raped by 15 suspects who later slit her throat and drunk her blood.
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