Bauchi State Police Command has arrested four young men for allegedly abducting and gang-raping a 12-year-old girl in Sakwa District, Zaki Local Government Area of the state.
Following a complaint by the victim’s 50-year-old father, who reported the incident at the Sakwa Divisional Police Headquarters on Thursday, the suspects were arrested.
Nafiu Habib, the Bauchi Police Command's spokesman in a statement, explained that the incident took place on October 28.
He further explained that on October 28, 2026, at about 9am, four male suspects conspired and abducted his 12-year-old daughter to the room of one of them and had unlawful carnal knowledge of her.
According to Habib, "The identified suspects are Badamasi Mohammed (18), Bello Mohammed (18), Mustapha Bappah (18) and Bashiru Sha’tubu (22), all residents of Sakwa District, Zaki LGA."
The victim, the police spokesman explained was immediately taken to the General Hospital, Zaki, for medical examination, saying that the four suspects were arrested.
He assured that preliminary investigation had been concluded, and the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Bauchi, for discreet investigation.