A 70-year-old man has been arrested by men of the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly raping two pupils in the Yola-North Local Government Area of the state.
It was learnt that the father of three perpetrated the act on April 4, 2023.
The survivors were four- and seven-year-olds, both residents of Ajiya Street, Jimeta.
Disclosing this on Saturday, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Suleiman Nguroje, told journalists that the Commissioner of Police, CP Afolabi Babatola ordered a thorough and clinical investigation into the crime.
In his words, “Adamawa state police command, on April 4, apprehended a 70-year-old man for raping two minors at Jimeta, Yola North local government area.
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“The suspect is said to have lured the two victims into his room, a close distance from the victims, and took advantage of them while on their way to a lesson class and had unlawful carnal knowledge of them.
“The incident was reported to the Divisional Police Headquarters, Jimeta, by the father of the victims, having observed unusual pains from the kids while urinating.”
According to the police, the suspect lives alone at the moment after he separated from his wife 10 years ago.
The CP, he said, handed over the case to the Officer in charge of the Family support unit of the State CID.
He advised members of the public, particularly parents, to be very watchful of their kids against criminal-minded elements who are roaming about seeking whom to take advantage of and report suspicious characters to the Police.