The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested four men over separate allegations of sexual abuse involving minors in Bauchi, Darazo, Shira and Itas-Gadau Local Government Areas.
The Command disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, signed by its Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib.
According to the police, the cases were reported to different divisional police headquarters between June 19 and June 26, 2026.
SP Habib said in the Bauchi metropolis, Abdullahi Iliyas, 27, was arrested after a resident of Wuntin Dada, Jos Road, reported on June 20 that he allegedly lured and sexually assaulted his 9-year-old sister on June 19.
In Darazo, police arrested Isiyaku Ibrahim, 28, also known as Malam Abba, a volunteer staff member at IQRA Integrated Academy, Unguwar Dakomazo.
A 37-year-old father, who works at the General Hospital Darazo, told police on June 20 that Ibrahim allegedly lured his 10-year-old daughter into a classroom on June 4 and again on June 19 and assaulted her. The suspect was said to have threatened the child against speaking out.
In Shira LGA, Adamu Hassan, 35, of Zubo Village, was arrested following a report on June 26 by a 35-year-old father. He alleged that Hassan sexually assaulted his 8-year-old daughter and gave her N50 afterwards.
The fourth suspect, Muhammad Sulaiman, 18, of Unguwar Mu’azu, Doguwa in Yana Town, Itas-Gadau LGA, was arrested over the alleged assault of a 4-year-old boy on June 25. The boy’s 38-year-old father reported the case to police on June 26.
Police said all four suspects are in custody, and the victims were taken to the Police Clinic in Bauchi and General Hospitals in Shira and Yana for medical examination and treatment.
The press release said preliminary investigations have been concluded, and the cases have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Bauchi, for further investigation and prosecution.
Commissioner of Police, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, described the acts as inhuman and unacceptable and reiterated the Command’s zero tolerance for child abuse.
He assured us that the suspects would be prosecuted diligently.
CP Aliyu also urged parents, guardians, and school authorities to remain vigilant and report any suspected cases of abuse to the nearest police station without delay.
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