Police arrest man for alleged rape of 16-year-old woman in Bauchi

Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested a 24-year-old man, Jafar Mohammed, over the alleged abduction and rape of a 16-year-old woman.

The suspect, a resident of Zango Ward in Bauchi metropolis, was arrested in October 2026 at Hayin Rigasa space of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The police mentioned the case was reported on September 3, 2026, by a 35-year-old girl from Makwalla Ward, Bauchi, who instructed the command that her youthful sister had been lacking since August 5.

According to the police, detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department traced the lacking woman’s GSM quantity and found that it was within the suspect’s possession in Abuja.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in an announcement issued on Wednesday, including that the woman returned house on August 8 alleging that the suspect lured her beneath the pretext of marriage earlier than having sexual activity together with her with out her consent.

Habib mentioned the suspect was arrested following intelligence-led policing and had confessed to the allegations throughout interrogation.

He added that the case was being investigated by the Gender Laboratory of the State Criminal Investigation Department in Bauchi.

The Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, reiterated the command’s zero tolerance for gender-based violence and all types of abuse in opposition to minors.

Aliyu assured the general public that justice could be served and urged mother and father to carefully monitor their kids and wards.