A 70-year-old man, identified as Usman Abubakar, is now in the police net over an alleged defilement of an eight-year-old girl in the Tsakanin Bayara area of Bauchi metropolis.
The father of the victim, who reported the matter at the ‘E’ Division, Yelwa, alleged that on Sunday, August 24, the suspect, a resident of the same area, lured his daughter to an uncompleted building and allegedly had unlawful sexual intercourse with her.
The Bauchi State Police Command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, in a statement issued yesterday, said the arrest was part of the command’s sustained efforts to combat sexual and gender-based violence.
“Upon receiving the report, operatives of the division promptly swung into action and arrested the suspect.
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime,” Habib said.
The Police spokesman said the victim was immediately taken to the Police Clinic for medical examination and appropriate care.
The state commissioner of police, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, condemned the act and assured the public that the case would be thoroughly investigated and that the suspect would be charged to court in accordance with the law.
The case has since been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Bauchi, for discreet investigation and prosecution.
The command, while reiterating its zero tolerance for sexual violence and child abuse, urged parents, guardians and members of the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious activities to the nearest police station for prompt action.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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