Crime
Police arrest man for allegedly sodomising 12-year-old boy in Bauchi
Police arrest man for allegedly sodomising 12-year-old boy in Bauchi
The Police Command in Bauchi State has arrested a 30-year-old man, Yahaya Musa for allegedly sodomising a 12-year-old boy at Miya village in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of the state.
The Command also arrested nine other suspects for various offences in the state in the past four weeks.
This is contained in a statement by the Spokesman of the Command, SP Ahmed Wakil on Thursday in Bauchi.
He said that the suspect lured the boy (names withheld) into his shop at Miya village and forcefully had anal sex with the victim twice.
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The spokesman said that the police had arrested nine other suspects in various raids conducted as part of a campaign to rid the state of criminal activities.
He listed the offences to include criminal conspiracy, robbery, culpable homicide, rape, sodomy, theft, among others.
Wakil said the police also recovered two locally made pistols, five cartridges and three motorcycles, adding that the suspects would be charged in court soon.
The statement quoted the Commissioner of Police, Mr Umar Sanda, as reiterating the commitment of the command to protect lives and property in the state.
The CP urged residents of the state to cooperate with the police, be vigilant and security conscious.
Gunmen abduct village head in Bauchi community
By: Zagazola Makama
A 56-year-old village head, Abdullah Ibrahim, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Kanaka hamlet, Ganjuwa Local Government Area in Bauchi, sources confirmed to Zagazola Makama.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday at about 1:15 a.m. when the assailants stormed the remote hamlet and abducted the community leader, taking him to an unknown destination.
Security forces and local hunters were deployed to the area on a rescue mission.
Efforts are being intensified to rescue the victim unharmed and to apprehend those behind the abduction. The case is currently under police investigation.
Gunmen abduct village head in Bauchi community
Troops repel ISWAP attack in Chibok, two killed, two injured by stray bullets
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai on Monday repelled a daring assault by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on Shikarkir Village in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State.
Zagazola Makama gathered that the insurgents, who stormed the village at about 5:20 p.m., were met with swift resistance from troops, assisted by local vigilantes and hunters. Security forces engaged the attackers in a gun duel, forcing them to retreat after sustaining unspecified casualties.
However, during the exchange of fire, four civilians were struck by stray bullets. Two of the victims, identified as Ishaku Markson, 30, and Buba Zakariya, 28, sustained fatal injuries and were later confirmed dead at the General Hospital in Chibok.
Two others Yama Wadai, 41, and Maina Fali were wounded and are currently receiving treatment at the same facility. Medical personnel confirmed both are responding well to treatment.
Troops repel ISWAP attack in Chibok, two killed, two injured by stray bullets
Sokoto police arrest notorious bandit, recover AK-47 rifle
By: Zagazola Makama
Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Sokoto have arrested a suspected notorious bandit, leading to the recovery of an AK-47 rifle.
Police sources told Zagazola Makama that the arrest was made on June 23 at about 6:30 a.m. following actionable intelligence.
The suspect, identified as Rabi’u Antoro, was taken into custody and during interrogation confessed to being in possession of a firearm.
Following the confession, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, on June 24, recovered one AK-47 rifle.
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