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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.
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By: Zagazola Makama
In a daring rescue operation, the security forces successfully foiled a kidnapping attempt and rescued nine victims from armed bandits on April 9, 2025, at approximately 1:25 a.m.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the suspected armed bandits, riding motorcycles, stormed Farin Dutse in Dangani, Musawa Local Government Area, and abducted several individuals.
However, the timely response from the Division Police Officer (DPO), who mobilized a Joint APC Patrol to the scene, led to a fierce gun battle with the bandits.
In the aftermath of the engagement, six females and three males were rescued and swiftly transported to the General Hospital Musawa for medical attention.
The victims are reported to be in stable condition.
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By Zagazola Makama
Armed bandits launched an attack on Mahuta Village in Dandume Local Government Area in Katsina on April 8, 2025, at approximately 11:55 p.m., kidnapping six individuals, including a prominent local judge.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the attack was responded by joint security forces which led to a confrontation with the bandits, resulting in the successful rescue of one of the victims, Mr. Rabiu Tukur, a 49-year-old judge of the Lower Sharia Court Dandume.
Tukur was unharmed during the rescue operation, and efforts to locate and rescue the remaining five victims are ongoing.
The troops continue to pursue the bandits, with search and rescue operations intensifying in the area.
Bandit Attack on Mahuta Village, Judge Rescued in Dandume LGA
Pastor Kidnapped in Sanga LGA Kaduna as Military, police Launch Search Efforts
By: Zagazola Makama
Pastor Samson Ndah Ali, a 30-year-old pastor with the ECWA Church in Mararaba Abro, Sanga Local Government Area, in Kaduna State was abducted from his home during the early hours of April 8, 2025.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the kidnappers, believed to be armed, stormed the pastor’s residence at approximately 12:45 a.m. on the same day and forcibly took him to an undisclosed location.
A joint team of the Nigerian Army, police and the Department of State Services (DSS), have launched a coordinated effort to locate and rescue Pastor Ali, with a focus on ensuring his safe return.
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