The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly r3ping minors in the Lafia and Akwanga Local Government Areas of the state.
The State Commissioner of Police, Shetima Mohammed, disclosed this while parading the suspects and 39 others who were arrested for committing various crimes in the state at the command’s headquarters in Lafia on Friday, January 31, 2025.
According to the CP, one Yusuf Mamuda was arrested for r3ping a seven-year-old girl in the Lafia Local Government Area of the state.
He narrated that a complaint was lodged by the victim’s father, Usman Mohammed, where he lamented that his daughter was def!led by the suspect.
Upon receipt of the information, the suspect was trailed and arrested by officers of the command in order to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter.
“The suspect stayed around Al-Makura Street, Lafia. He was trailed and arrested, and he has confessed to the crime. At the moment, the investigation is ongoing,” the CP stated.
Another suspect, Inusa Mohammed, was arrested for r3ping a 15-year-old girl resident around the AgwanGiya area of the Gudi community in the Akwanga LGA.
CP Mohammed narrated that on January 18, the victim’s Auntie came to the police to report the situation, which prompted officers of the command to get the suspect arrested.
“The victim received medical care, and the suspect was arrested. He has confessed to the crime, and the investigation is ongoing.”