Man 78, Four Others Held For Gang-Rape Of Lady

The Police Command in Adamawa said on Thursday it had arrested a 78-year-old man and four others suspected to have gang-raped a 33-year-old woman in Yola.

Mr Sulaiman Nguroje, its Public Relations Officer, who announced the arrest in a statement in Yola, said that the five suspects, including the 78-year-old Muhammed Ali, were among nine others dislodged by the Police at Gerio village in the outskirts of Yola, on June 13, 2020.

“On June 13, 2020, following a report from a 33-year-old lady who complained of being raped by a syndicate of nine at Gerio, our personnel attached to the command’s Monitoring Team were deployed to chase the suspects.

“Among those arrested were Ahmadu Ismail, 20, Salu Buba, 25, Muhammed Ali, 78. Abubakar Ali, 28 and a 30-year-old woman, Zainab Jafaru.

 “The incident happened on June 12, 2020, when the fifth suspect, Zainab Jafaru, deceived the complainant to accompany her to visit a male friend.

 “Upon arrival, Zainab’s friend, now on the run, and his gang, forcefully had sexual intercourse with the complainant, one after another,” Nguroje alleged.

The spokesman said that four persons were apprehended over the actual act while Zainab was arrested for allegedly abetting it.

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