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GOMBE: Cops nab 77-yr-old man for raping 12-yr-old girl

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GOMBE: Cops nab 77-yr-old man for raping 12-yr-old girl

A 77-year-old man identified as Abubakar Jauro is now cooling his heels in police net after he was arrested by men of the Gombe Police Command for raping a 12-year-old girl.

According to DSP Obed Mary Mallum, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), the suspect who is a resident of Bolari Quarters in Gombe metropolis would soon be charged to court.

The PPRO said the force under the new Police Commissioner, Shina Tairu Olukolu, was poised to serve the public better and also thanked the public for heeding his appeal to divulge information to the police which has led to the arrest of four suspected armed robbers and a kidnapper.

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Mallum said; “The underlisted criminal elements, who have confessed to their crimes, were arrested as a result of the proactive measures of the police and cooperation of members of the public.

“The suspects, who specialise in terrorising Bojude, Ashaka, Nafada and Dukku axis of the state, are cooling their heels in police custody”.

He gave the names of the suspected terrorists as Musa Usman alias Sarki of Kurbagel village in Nafada Local Government Area, who is the gang leader, Gidado Adamu and Bappah Mohammed of Gwangiro from Bajoga in Funakaye Local Government Area and Bello Bubam of Zadawa in Funakaye Local Government Area, all of Gombe State.

 

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