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Police operatives have arrested a 67 years old Bala Mohammed for allegedly raping two teenage girls in Bauchi after repeatedly enticing each of them with N500.
LEADERSHIP learnt that Mr Mohammed, using his tricks, rapped each of his victims about five times before the victims raised an alarm with their parents.
Confirming the incident in a statement made available to journalists in Bauchi, the spokesperson of Bauchi Police Command, Ahmed Wakil said the parents of the victims separately filed a complaint against Mohammed.
“On the 22nd June 2024 at about 1500hrs, one Abubakar Danladi ‘m’ aged 43yrs and one Umar Ismail ‘m’ aged 65yrs of Unguwan Mahaukata Bauchi, reported at A’ Divisional Police Headquarters, that one Bala Mohammed ‘m’ aged 67yrs lured their daughters one Safiya (not real name) ‘f’ aged 17yrs and Hassana (not real name) ‘f’ 16yrs both of same address into his room and had carnal knowledge of them and thereafter giving them five hundred naira (N500) each day for up to five times.
“During interrogation, the suspect voluntarily confessed to the crime and corroborated the victim’s statement,” the statement disclosed.
Wakil said that the investigation is still ongoing, after which the suspect will be profiled and charged to court for prosecution.
Also, Wakil said that one Suleiman Musa, 28, defiled and rapped a9-year-old Amina (not real name) in his room while she was on an errand and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her without her consent.
He said that during interrogation, the suspects freely confessed to having committed the crime, an investigation is still ongoing, after which the suspect will be charged to court for prosecution for the established offence.
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