Bauchi police arrest three for child abuse, rape
Written by admin on July 5, 2024
The operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested three men across the state for child abuse and rape offences.
One Abubakar Nuhu, aged 50, popularly known as Wanzam of Gwallagan Mayaka, was arrested for inhumanely treating his biological son.
According to a statement issued by the State Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, the command received a complaint from the ward head of the Gwallagan Mayaka area of Bauchi that a resident of the ward revealed that “his wife Amina (not real name) who informed him that she saw a 5-year-old boy of their neighbours tied with a chain inside a room.
“On receipt of the information, a team of detectives led by CSP Mubarak S. Baba DPO D’ Division (Dutsen Tanshi) moved to the scene and rescued the boy.”
The statement explained that “during the interview, the victim identified himself as Hussaini Abubakar ‘m’ 5yrs old. He revealed that he was treated inhumanely by his biological father Abubakar Nuhu ‘m’ 50yrs and further stated that he was incarcerated except all humane treatment by the father for many days which he can’t specify and also spent three days without eating.”
