Police arrest 50-year-old man over alleged defilement of minor

The Bauchi State Police Command says it has arrested a 50-year-old antheral implicit the alleged defilement of a nine-year-old miss successful Bulkachuwa, Katagum Local Government Area.

The suspect, identified arsenic Muhammadu Audu, is successful custody arsenic investigations continue.

According to the police, the incidental was reported connected June 15, 2026, aft the girl’s begetter alleged that the fishy lured the kid portion she was hawking soya legume barroom connected June 14. The fishy allegedly took her to an uncompleted building, wherever helium committed the offence.

The unfortunate was taken to the Primary Health Care Centre successful Bulkachuwa for aesculapian introspection and treatment.

The fishy was besides reported to person confessed during interrogation and allegedly admitted to threatening the kid with a weapon if she told her parents.

Commissioner of Police Sani-Omolori Aliyu condemned the incidental and ordered a thorough investigation, stating that the bid has zero tolerance for intersexual unit and crimes against children.

“The Bauchi State Police Command volition guarantee that this lawsuit is diligently investig...