Yobe Police Arrest Kidnap Kingpin and Two Men for Raping Minors

The Yobe State Police Command has arrested two men for allegedly raping minors aged seven and eight. On July 18, operatives at Garin Alkali Division arrested 24-year-old Habu Haruna for luring and assaulting a seven-year-old girl. The following day, detectives at Bara Division took into custody 65-year-old Mohammed Yau over the rape of an eight-year-old inside an uncompleted building. Both victims were taken for medical and forensic examinations and are receiving psychosocial support. In a separate operation on July 15, the Potiskum Area Command arrested 40-year-old Saidu Mohammed, a suspected kidnapping kingpin who had demanded a N10 million ransom and threatened to kill his victim. The commissioner of police condemned these crimes as cruel and inhumane and assured the public that anyone found culpable will be prosecuted. Investigations are ongoing.

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