- Safiu Kehinde
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested four suspects over alleged defilement of minors.
Among the suspects was a 31-year-old man who was accused of sexually assaulted his neighbour’s 3-year-old daughter.
SP Suleiman Nguroje, the Adamawa Command’s Spokesman, made this known to the newsmen on Thursday in Yola.
Nguroje said that the suspect, a resident of Tingno in Lamurde Local Government Area, was arrested for defiling the three-year-old baby.
“He is a neighbour to the baby’s family and when he discovered the parents were away, he took advantage of their absence to defile her.
“The other suspect was also arrested for taking advantage of a five-year-old girl in Yolde Pate.
“The remaining two suspects were equally apprehended for luring a 17-year-old girl to a hotel in Yola and unlawful had canal knowledge of her,” the Spokesman said.
Nguroje, however, said that Mr Kabir Hassan, the state Commissioner of Police had directed the Family Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to investigate the matter and charge the suspects in court.
Nguroje said that the police had put modalities in place towards tackling all forms of Gender- Based- Violence.
The Spokesman, who called on parents and guardians to properly protect their children at all times, urged residents of the state to report cases of rape and abuse to the security agencies.