…..45 years old defiles 10-year-old twice after offering her N150
….18 years old defiles a four-year-old with his finger
The Gombe State Police command on Friday paraded a 13-year-old minor over alleged rape of an eight-year-old girl in Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Buhari Abdullahi the suspect forced the eight years old girl to a lonely path where he had his way.
Abdullahi stated this during a briefing at the command’s headquarters in Gombe.
He said, “On 24th May 2024, a formal complaint was received at Akko Division that on the 22nd May 2024, the suspect dragged an eight-year-old girl to a corner and had canal knowledge of her. The case is under investigation.”
Similarly, Abdullahi paraded Usman Husseini aged 18 years of Hammadu Kafi quarters Gombe, was said to have defiled a minor through his finger.
“On the 26th May 2024 a formal complaint was received from one Musa Saleh of Hammadu-kafi quarters Gombe that Husseini carried his daughter aged 4 years to a corner near his house and put finger her inside her private part.
“On receipt of the complaint, detectives from Pantami Division rushed to the scene and arrested the said suspect and took both the suspect and victim to Specialist for medical examination.the case is still under investigation and will be charged to court upon the completion of investigations,” Abdullahi said.
Also, Mohammed Yaya aged 45 years of Tumu Akko Local Government Area of Gombe defiled a 10 years old girl after offering her N150 on two different occasions.
He said, “On the 27th May 2024 the suspect lured a 10-year-old girl into his house and had canal knowledge with her. Upon preliminary investigation the suspect confessed to have carried out the act on two separate occasions. He disclosed that he gave her 100 and 50 naira respectively. The case is under investigation and will soon be charged to court for prosecution.”
Commenting on the implementation of Child Protection policy in the state, Abdullahi said “Issue of rape has serious attention of government. The Department of Public Prosecutions is taking it up on itself to tackle rape and other forms of abuses.”
