Three men accused of sodomising 12yrs old boy in Bauchi

By Rauf Oyewole

The Bauchi State Police Command has said that it is investigating three men who were suspected of having anal sex with a 12 years old boy. 

Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil in a statement on Tuesday, explained that the case was reported at ‘C’ Divisional Police Headquarters on 16th July by one Ibrahim Maikudi.

Wakil said that the complaint detailed that Mr Maikudi discovered excrement on the trousers of his 12-year-old son. “His wife corroborated this observation, reporting having witnessed this occurrence on multiple occasions.”

He said that the minor disclosed that he had been enticed by three suspects –Lukman Mohammed, aged 30 years, Musa Halilu, aged 32 years, and Alkasim, whose surname is unknown.

“In response to the complaint, detectives were dispatched to the location, and the victim was referred to a specialist hospital in Bauchi for a medical examination. Consequently, two suspects have been apprehended, while the third individual remains at large.

“Preliminary investigations indicate that an eyewitness, a watchman in proximity to the location, voluntarily informed the police that he had observed one of the suspects, Musa Halilu, pursuing the boy on two separate occasions. 

“The watchman cautioned the boy to maintain a distance from the suspects. Shortly thereafter, he witnessed the boy approaching the suspects' residence, at which point he intervened and reprimanded the boy. 

“Following this incident, the boy's mother inquired about the reprimand, to which the watchman provided an explanation. The boy subsequently informed his mother that he had been influenced and lured by the suspects above into their dwelling, where he was subjected to anal sexual intercourse.”