The Kano State Police Command on Tuesday disclosed that a
40-year-old Nuruddeen Abubakar of Unguwa Uku quarters in Kano was found to have
allegedly raped his 14-year-old daughter.
The Kano State Police spokesman, DSP Magaji Musa Majia, in a statement
noted that the daughter also survived three different abortions after the
father raped her.
According to him, the situation has become alarming as
cases of rape, incest and unnatural offences have gone up to an unprecedented
level
.
Majia added that within just two weeks, the command has
recorded 34 cases which in essence are translating to an alarming situation if
efforts are not set out to curb them.
He stated that 15 pending cases of sexual assault would be
transferred to SCIID for discreet investigation from various divisions.
The statement revealed that one Pastor Samuel John
of No. 26 Whether-head, Sabongari in Kano, was also arrested for raping 13-year-old
twin sisters and their sister, 11.
According to him, also, Dahiru Haruna and Hamza
Lawan all of Sheka quarters in Kano conspired and “acted in an unnatural manner
against their 9-year-old male victim.”
The police spokesman vowed that all the suspects who confessed
to the commission of the crime would be prosecuted.
He added that one Musbahu Ibrahim, 25, of Zangon Marikita quarters
in the city was arrested for severally raping his cousin’s sister.
The statement also called on members of the
community, especially neighbours and relations, to also keenly and closely monitor
their neighbourhood with a view to detect any unruly behaviour.
The police command appealed to all and sundry to join
hands together and fight rape, incest, unlawful behaviour and other heinous
crimes in their society.
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