Bauchi: Two in Police custody over alleged abuse of minors

The Bauchi constabulary commend has arrested a 48-year-old man, Bala Mato, for allegedly committing an unnatural offence against a 15-year-old lad successful Burra, Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
The incidental was reported connected February 25, 2026, by Danalami Umar, a nonmigratory of Bakin Kasuwa, Burra. He told constabulary that the teen had been deceitfully lured into a country by the fishy connected February 17 astatine astir 8 p.m., wherever the enactment allegedly took place.

A connection by the Spokesman of the command, SP Nafiu Habib disclosed that the fishy has been arrested, and the unfortunate was taken to the General Hospital successful Burra for aesculapian examination.

In a abstracted incident, a 24-year-old information defender with Al-Ansar Security Limited, Kamaluddeen Aliyu, has been arrested implicit the alleged rape of 2 minors aged 4 and five.

The lawsuit was reported connected February 23 astatine the ‘B’ Divisional Police Headquarters by the parent of the victims, who claimed the fishy lured the children into a information country astatine Tsohon Company, wherever helium allegedly had unlawful carnal cognition of them connected antithetic occasions.

Both the victims and the fishy were taken to the constabulary session for aesculapian examination. The Commissioner of Police has directed that the lawsuit beryllium transferred to the Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Unit for further investigation.

Meanwhile, the constabulary besides arrested a sus...