The police in Adamawa state have apprehended a 30-year-old man for raping a 7-year-old in Numan, behind Demsa guest inn and another 53-year-old man for raping a 9 year old girl in Ngwalti Village, Numan Local Government Area.
A statement from the command’s spokesperson, Suleiman Nguroje, gave the names of the suspects as Murtala Muhammed, 30, and a resident of behind Demsa guest inn, Numan Local government as well as Pwanbidon Obed, 53, a resident of Gwalti Village, Numan Local government.
He said the suspects were said to have on March 31 at separate locations, lured their victims into an uncompleted and Completed building respectively and forcefully had undue carnal knowledge of them.
The two incidents were reported to the Divisional Police Headquarters, Numan by the parents of the victims. Preliminary investigation reveals that, the former Suspect is a taxi Driver and the later is a fisher man.”
Nguroje said the state Commissioner of Police, CP Afolabi Babatola, has directed the Officer in charge of the Family support unit to take over the investigation and ensure diligent prosecution of the case.