Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested a 24-year-old man, Jafar Mohammed, over the alleged abduction and rape of a 16-year-old girl.
The suspect, a resident of Zango Ward in Bauchi metropolis, was arrested in October 2026 at Hayin Rigasa area of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The police said the case was reported on September 3, 2026, by a 35-year-old woman from Makwalla Ward, Bauchi, who told the command that her younger sister had been missing since August 5.
According to the police, detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department traced the missing girl's GSM number and discovered that it was in the suspect's possession in Abuja.
The command's spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, adding that the girl returned home on August 8 alleging that the suspect lured her under the pretext of marriage before having sexual intercourse with her without her consent.
Habib said the suspect was arrested following intelligence-led policing and had confessed to the allegations during interrogation.
He added that the case was being investigated by the Gender Laboratory of the State Criminal Investigation Department in Bauchi.
The Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, reiterated the command's zero tolerance for gender-based violence and all forms of abuse against minors.
Aliyu assured the public that justice would be served and urged parents to closely monitor their children and wards.
Police arrest man for alleged rape of 16-year-old girl in Bauchi