PHOTO: Man Caught Raping 10 Years Old Boy
The police in Bauchi State have arrested a 23 years old man known as Sanusi Umar for allegedly raping a minor.
The police spokesperson, SP Ahmed Wakili disclosed this in a press statement made available to journalists on Wednesday, adding that operatives attached to Operation Restore Peace (ORP) arrested Sanusi Umar on the 28th March 2024 for allegedly raping the 10-year-old boy whose names are withheld.
He said that the suspect who hawks garden eggs, tiger nuts and other items was alleged to have unlawfully had carnal knowledge of the 10 years old boy of unsound mental health after luring him with N30 candy.
The PPRO stated that the suspect lured the minor with a N30 candy and asked the victim to accompany him to an isolated area behind the AIB filling station along Kofar Ran to defecate.
After the defecation, the suspect asked the victim to undress his trousers, that he wanted to see whether he cleaned his anus well.
“Upon removing his trousers, the suspect also removed his own trousers, grabbed the victim from the back and had carnal knowledge of him. The victim rushed to the Manager of the filling station and informed him that the said suspect had carnal knowledge of him”
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect hails from Jingino village, Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State.”
“He came to Bauchi State about two years ago, hawking garden eggs at AIB filling station along Kofar Ran, Bauchi just as it was also revealed that the suspect leveraged the unsound mental condition of the victim to perpetrate such a crime on him.”
“The victim was rushed to the ATBU Teaching Hospital, Bauchi alongside the the suspect, where different tests were conducted on him to determine his health status.The investigation is still in progress, after which the suspect will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation”
“Finally, the Commissioner of Police, Auwal Musa Mohammed calls on parents, Guardians, and leaders wielding various degrees of influence to prevail on their wards and proteges to shy away from crime.” the PPRO said.
