A two-year-old girl was reportedly raped to death and abandoned motionless in Ningi town, the headquarters of the Local Government Area in Bauchi state.
Following the incident reported to the Bauchi State Police Command, the commissioner, CP Auwal Musa Mohammed, while frowning at the situation, ordered an immediate discreet investigation and advised residents of the area to assist.
The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, said on Tuesday that detectives were dispatched to the scene of the incident upon receiving the report.
“On November 5, 2024, an incident was reported to the Ningi Police Divisional Headquarters that a motionless body of two-year-old baby was found beside a mosque on Deneva Street, Ningi LGA, with suspected signs of rape”.
He explained that the victim’s body was taken to the General Hospital Ningi, where a medical report confirmed that the baby had suffered severe injuries as a result of penetration, which led to her death.
CP Auwal Musa Mohammed condemned the heinous act and directed the Divisional Police in Ningi Officer to make extra efforts to apprehend the perpetrators and bring them to justice.
He also called on parents and guardians to ensure the safety of their children, ‘not to allow them to wander around the streets’, as his command solicited the public’s assistance with any helpful information that could help arrest and prosecute the perpetrators.
