The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested five suspects over the alleged rape of two minors in separate incidents in Zaki and Katagum Local Government Areas of the state.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, saying four suspects were arrested over the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in Sakwa District, Zaki LGA.

Habib said the victim’s 50-year-old father reported the incident at the Sakwa Divisional Police Headquarters on October 29, a day after the alleged offence.

He said, “On 28th October, 2026, at about 0900hrs, four male suspects conspired and abducted his 12-year-old daughter to the room of one of them and had unlawful carnal knowledge of her.”

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The suspects were identified as Badamasi Mohammed, 18; Bello Mohammed, 18; Mustapha Bappah, 18; and Bashiru Sha’tubu, 22. All four are residents of Sakwa District.

The police spokesperson said the victim was taken to General Hospital, Zaki, for medical examination, while the suspects were arrested.

“Preliminary investigation has been concluded, and the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Bauchi, for discreet investigation,” he added.

In a separate incident, police arrested a 15-year-old boy over the alleged rape of a 10-year-old girl in Buskuri Village, Azare, in Katagum LGA.

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Habib said the victim’s 45-year-old father reported the incident at the Azare Divisional Police Headquarters on October 29.

He said the incident allegedly occurred on October 15, when the suspect lured the girl to a farm and sexually assaulted her.

“On receipt of the complaint, detectives rushed the victim to General Hospital, Azare, for medical examination. The suspect was promptly arrested and has been transferred to SCID, Bauchi, for discreet investigation,” he stated.

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The Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, condemned the incidents and reiterated the command’s zero tolerance for sexual and gender-based violence and child abuse.

He said the suspects would be thoroughly investigated and charged to court after the investigations.

The commissioner also urged parents and guardians to remain vigilant and report suspected cases of sexual abuse to the nearest police station.

Forty-nine-year-old transporter, Saburi Lateef, was among the mourners who gathered at the home of Mrs Adedotun Oluwaseun, a 62-year-old retired confidential secretary with the Ogun State Universal Basic Education Board, after she was found murdered.

Now, police have arrested him in connection with the killing of the woman, popularly known as Big Mummy, at her residence in the Agbakin-Emere area of Bode Olude, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Lateef, a neighbour of the deceased, allegedly confessed to entering her apartment through a window while she was away at a friend’s retirement party in the Rounder area of Abeokuta.

His arrest followed a directive by the Inspector-General of Police, Rilwan Disu, to the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Olubode Ojajuni, to unravel the circumstances of the killing and bring those responsible to justice.

The suspect, popularly known as Alhaji Oki Osan, claimed that the deceased had refused to return N3.45 million he entrusted to her and had failed to fulfil a promise to lend him money.

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Her family, however, disputed his account, saying they knew of no relationship or financial dealings between them.

A police source at the Homicide Section of the Ogun State Police Command, Eleweran, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said investigators initially had little information linking anyone to the crime.

“At the beginning, there was no link to the perpetrators, but our CP, Olubode Ojajuni, directed that we should do everything possible to unravel the killing,” the source said.

The source said investigators were also considering whether the suspect had intended to rob the retiree because he believed she had recently received her gratuity.

According to the source, Lateef was searching the apartment when the woman returned home. He allegedly strangled her, inflicted machete cuts on her body and moved her remains to the toilet, where he placed them on the toilet seat.

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The source said the suspect allegedly spent more than an hour in the apartment without attracting the attention of other neighbours.

Suspect alleges dispute over money

Giving his account, Lateef claimed he had known the deceased for about 10 years, dating back to when her house was under construction.

He said they became close after she moved into the building.

According to him, his financial difficulties began when his truck broke down and he could not raise enough money to repair it. He subsequently parked it in the Bode Olude area before selling it as scrap.

“I sold the vehicle for N3.5 million, out of which I gave about N50,000 to the people who worked around where the truck was parked,” he said.

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He claimed that before the sale, he had approached the deceased for a loan to buy another truck and that she had promised to assist him.

Lateef alleged that he subsequently handed the remaining N3.45 million to her for safekeeping.

He claimed that when the promised loan did not materialise, he demanded the return of his money, but she repeatedly put him off.

The suspect admitted that nobody else knew about the alleged transaction and that he did not report the dispute to any neighbour.

Recounting what allegedly happened on the day of the killing, Lateef said he had been drinking and was determined to recover the money.

He said he removed the burglary proof bars from one of the windows and entered the sitting room while the deceased was away.

The Delta State Police Command has arrested four suspects and recovered seven firearms, ten live cartridges, two stolen motorcycles and suspected illicit drugs in two separate operations targeting cultism and armed robbery in Umunede and Ughelli.

According to the state police public relations officer, SP Bright Edafe, a resident of Umunede in Ika North East Local Government Area reported at the Umunede Division on Friday that a 30-year-old man, Chibuike Ezeji, had allegedly threatened to kill him while brandishing a pistol.

The suspect was promptly arrested.

Edafe, in a statement on Saturday, said, “Acting on the complaint, operatives of the Division, in collaboration with members of the Umunede Civilian Anti-Cult Group, proceeded to a residence along Umunede Expressway belonging to one Oscar Ignatius, a suspected cultist, where the alleged offender was reportedly residing.

“The operation led to the arrest of Chibuike Ezeji and one Ikenna Emeka, male, 22 years.

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“A search of the premises led to the recovery of one pump-action gun, one locally made cut-to-size gun, three locally made pistols, eight live cartridges and substances suspected to be cannabis and methamphetamine (ice).

“The suspects are in custody, while investigations are ongoing.”

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SP Edafe also disclosed that operatives of the Commissioner’s Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT), acting on complaints of motorcycle snatching by armed men along Stadium Road, Saniko and adjoining areas of Ughelli, raided a suspected criminal hideout in the Ighrovie area of Ughelli, arresting a 22-year-old Peter Emobaye and a 29-year-old James Emmanuel.

During the operation, one stolen Qlink motorcycle was recovered.

The police spokesman stated that, following preliminary interrogation, the suspects led operatives to the residence of their alleged gang leader, identified as Sunny, in Ufuoma town, where one stolen Daylong motorcycle, one fabricated Beretta pistol, one locally made shotgun and two live cartridges were recovered.

The suspects, he said, are in custody, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing gang leader and other members of the syndicate.