From Ahmed Mohammed, Bauchi
40 year old man has been arrested for allegedly rapinng four year old girl inside a Mosque in Bauchi.
The suspect was beaten by the angry mob and later he was rescued by the Police.
Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command. DSP Mohammed Ahmed Wakil confirmed the incident in a statement he distributed to newsmen on Saturday in Bauchi.
He said “one Jamilu Abdullahi ‘M’ of Igbo Quarters reported at the Township Police Station, that on the same date at about 0920hrs, angry mob were beating an unknown person at aminu street. Team of police officers moved to the scene and the suspect was rescued with various degree of injuries and subsequently taken to hospital for treatment.”
He said the man was identified as Yusuf Bako ‘M’ aged 50years of Yakubu Wanka Street Bauchi. “He lured one Hauwa’u Jamilu ‘F’ aged 4years to a Mosque located at Aminu Street and “had canal knowledge of her. Yusuf Bako confessed to the crime.”
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