Two suspects identified as Aminu Abdullahi and Abubakar Haruna, have been arrested by the Adamawa state police command for allegedly raping 9-year-old and 15-year-old girls respectively.
The police command’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Nguroje said the suspects were arrested for allegedly raping two minors in Jambutu, Yola North Local Government Area of the state.
He said ”(Police Detectives attached to Doubeli Division in Yola North LGA on July 29, arrested one Aminu Abdullahi, 19, for raping a 9-year-old. The suspect met his 9-year-old victim at Jambutu Football field playing and took her into an uncompleted building and had carnal knowledge of her. While, the second suspect (Abubakar Haruna, 32) on July 30, forcefully raped a 15-year -an old victim who happened to be his neighbour after deceiving her with a pretext to send her on an errand. The victims were rushed to the hospital for medical screenings while the suspects had confessed to committing the crimes and are now under police custody for further investigations”