BY ADEYEMI AKANJI, BAUCHI – Detectives attached to Zone 12 Command headquarters of the Nigeria Police in Bauchi have arrested a 70-year-old man, Alhaji Umaru Daura, who allegedly defiled one of his neighbour’s seven-year-old daughter.
This was contained in a press statement signed by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer (ZPPRO), SP Thomas Goni and made available to Forefront in Bauchi on Tuesday.
The police said the unfortunate incident took place recently at Kawo Rauta Village in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
The ZPPRO further said that the victim’s father, Alhaji Habu, reported the case to the Police, stating that the suspect was caught red-handed defiling his seven-year-old daughter.
The Zonal Police spokesman said that the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 12, Bauchi, AIG Audu A. Madaki, has directed that the suspect be charged to court after completion of investigations.
