Police Nab 5 Over Rape Of Minors In Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested seven suspects in connection with separate cases involving the alleged rape of two minors, armed robbery and theft, while recovering two stolen mobile phones.

The incidents were reported in Zaki, Katagum, Bauchi and Gamawa local government areas of the state.

In a statement issued on Saturday, the command’s spokesman, SP Nafiu Habib, said four suspects were arrested over the alleged abduction and rape of a 12-year-old girl in Sakwa District in Zaki LGA.

He said a 50-year-old father of the victim reported at Sakwa Police Division on October 29, 2026, that four male suspects allegedly conspired and abducted his 12-year-old daughter on October 28, taking her to the room of one of them, where they allegedly raped her.

The suspects were identified as Badamasi Moh’d, 18; Bello Moh’d, 18; Mustapha Bappah, 18; and Bashiru Sha’tubu, 22, all residents of Sakwa District, Zaki LGA.

According to the police spokesperson, the victim was immediately taken to General Hospital, Zaki, for medical examination, while all four suspects were arrested.

He said a preliminary investigation had been concluded and the case transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Bauchi, for discreet investigation.

In another case, the command said a 45-year-old man from Buskuri Village, Azare, Katagum LGA, reported that a 15-year-old suspect, identified as Umar Adamu, allegedly lured his 10-year-old biological daughter to a farm on October 15, 2026, where he sexually assaulted her.

Habib said the complaint was received at the Azare Divisional Police Headquarters on October 29, following which detectives took the victim to General Hospital, Azare, for medical examination.

He added that the suspect was arrested and transferred to the SCID, Bauchi, for further investigation.

In a separate development, the command arrested two suspects in connection with attacks and theft involving two female teenagers and a 23-year-old woman.

Habib said on October 30, 2026, a 23-year-old woman from Sabon Kaura reported at E Division, Yelwa, that a suspect, identified as Mustapha Mohammed, a 18-year-old, allegedly invaded her room armed with a knife and torchlight.

The suspect allegedly inflicted injuries on her left hand and stole her black Itel A80 mobile phone valued at N120,000.

The Police spokesperson said the suspect was subsequently tracked and arrested.

During interrogation, he allegedly confessed to the crime and claimed to have given the stolen phone to an accomplice identified only as Dan-Oga, who is currently at large.

He said efforts were ongoing to recover the phone and arrest the fleeing accomplice, adding that the case had been transferred to the SCID for discreet investigation.

Similarly, Habib said a 40-year-old man from Kesa Village, Gamawa LGA, reported that his 15-year-old daughter and her friend were attacked on October 29 while returning from a farm where they had gone to cut grass.

He said one Jingi Buba, a 20-year-old, a herder from Nyada Village, allegedly attacked and threatened one of the teenagers with a knife before stealing her Tecno A31 mobile phone valued at N20,000 and fleeing.

According to him, operatives of Gamawa Division subsequently tracked and arrested the suspect and recovered the stolen phone as an exhibit.

Habib said a preliminary investigation had been concluded and the case transferred to the SCID, Bauchi, for discreet investigation.