Operatives of the Nigeria Police, Adamawa State Command, have arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly sexually assaulting his neighbour’s three-year-old daughter in Tingno, Lamurde Local Government Area of the state.
Adamawa Command’s Spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, made this known to newsmen on Thursday in Yola.
Nguroje said the suspect, who is a neighbour to the baby’s family, allegedly took advantage of the parents’ absence after discovering they were away to defile her.
“The other suspect was also arrested for taking advantage of a five-year-old girl in Yolde Pate.
“The remaining two suspects were equally apprehended for luring a 17-year-old girl to a hotel in Yola and unlawful had canal knowledge of her,” the Spokesman said.
Nguroje, however, said that Kabir Hassan, the state Commissioner of Police had directed the Family Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to investigate the matter and charge the suspects in court.
Nguroje said that the police had put modalities in place towards tackling all forms of Gender-Based-Violence.
The Spokesman, who called on parents and guardians to properly protect their children at all times, urged residents of the state to report cases of rape and abuse to the security agencies.
