Breaking: Police Held Four For ‘Gang-raping’ Two Minors
Nigeria Police
The Police Command in Yobe State said on Monday that it had arrested four men for allegedly gang-raping minors.
Spokesman ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu, said three of the suspected rapists, Musa Mohammed, 25; Mohammed Dahiru, 27; and Adamu Saidu, 46, were arrested on December 25 by men of Potiskum Divisional Police Headquarters for allegedly gang-raping a 13-year-old girl.
Abdulkarim alleged that the rapists took advantage of the Christmas break to lure the girl into Brema Primary School in Damaturu, having carnal knowledge of her.
He said the Geidam Divisional Police Headquarters on December 26 arrested Bako Umaru, 35, for allegedly abducting and raping an 11-year-old girl at Hausari, inflicting severe injury on her private parts.
Abdulkarim said the girl lost excess blood and was receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Damaturu.
He said Mohammed Jajere, 27, was on December 26 arrested by men of Gashua Divisional Police Headquarters for allegedly raping a young nursing mother at Garindalal area of Dagona Ward.ADVERTISEMENT
The spokesman said Jajere raped the woman, who was recuperating from child birth, when he broke into her home with the intent to steal.
He said the cases were undergoing ‘discreet’ investigation, adding that the perpetrators would be prosecuted after investigations.
