The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 70-year-old watchman, Lawan Sani, for allegedly molesting three teenage girls in Unguwar Sarakuna, Bauchi, with the victims claiming he abused them more than 15 times.
A statement issued by the Command’s Spokesman, CSP Ahmed Wakil on Tuesday, stated that the septuagenarian was arrested “for multiple counts of sexual assault involving teenage girls.”
Wakil said that the case was reported on September 1st at about 4:00hrs, after a distress indicated that an elderly man identified as “Lawan Sani, aged 70yrs of Bakin Kura area of Bauchi, was arrested on the spot in an attempt to commit an offence to wit, rape with a teenager aged 16yrs, of Unguwar Sarakuna Bauchi in a house situated at Unguwar Sarakuna area of the state, where the old man serves as watchman.
“During interrogation, he confessed to having previously influenced the minor with N500 into the same residence. Investigation further revealed that the suspect has sexually molested two additional teenagers, names withheld, through the same techniques.”
Police said the three victims were invited for an interview in which the teenagers confirmed the allegations and further disclosed that the suspect had sexually molested them over 15 times on different occasions and usually threatened them against disclosing to others.