…Man, 28, homosexualist also arrested
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi
Five persons have been arrested for severally gang raping a 14 year old girl in Bauchi.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in the state on Saturday.
He said that the suspects at those occasions gave the victim N200 and N500 after forcefully having their way on her sexually.
Wakil, a Deputy Superintendent of Police said: “On the 22th September, 2020 at about 11am, a team of Policemen drafted to Udubo village in Gamawa L.G.A of Bauchi, arrested the following suspects namely; Sagir Ahmed, Male, (22), Muhammed Tukur, Male, (24), Haruna Babayo, (32), Musa Dahiru, Male, (30) and Bappah Garba, Male, (24), of Unguwar Baba and Unguwar Chadi Gamawa, which have been raping one Hauwa (not real name), female, (14) of the same address at different times and occasions by giving her N200 and N500.
“When interrogated, all the suspects confessed to the crime. While the victim was taken to General Hospital Gamawa for medical attention.
“Similarly, the said Sagir Ahmed mentioned above is one of the wanted suspects for the cases of rape.”
He said that investigation is in progress after which the suspects would be charged to court for prosecution.
The Police PRO also, said that a 28-year old man was arrested for allegedly luring a 13-year old boy and forcefully having anal-sexual intercourse with him.
“On 23rd September, 2020 about 1pm, one Usman Ahmed, Male aged 46yrs of Unguwan Doya Gombe road Bauchi, reported at ‘A’ Divisional Headquarters Bauchi that, on the same date at about 11am, one Yusuf Yakubu, Male, (28) of Bayan Ganuwa, Yakubu Wanka Gombe road Bauchi, lured his son by name Salisu (not real name ) (13) to his house situated at Bayan Ganuwa area and forcefully had anal-sexual intercourse with him.
“Upon receipt of the report, a team of Policemen were drafted to the scene and the victim was taken to the General Hospital Bauchi for medical treatment.
“The suspect was arrested and confessed to the crime investigation is in progress after which he would be charged to court for prosecution,” he stated.
Wakil said that the Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, Lawan Jimeta, calls on the good people of the state to continue exercising their civic responsibility of pointing and giving vital information that may ease Police in its operations to stem the state of all vices of Rape/Crime and Criminality across the state.
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