A 25-year-old school teacher, Sirajo Ahmed, has been arrested for defiling a seven-year-old pupil in Alkeri, Bauchi.

The spokesman of the police command in Bauchi, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, said the suspect lured the minor into his office and defiled her. 

He said the police arrested seven other suspects for various offences.

“Information received by the division indicated that Ahmad, who lives in Unguwan Ajiya Alkaleri, is a teacher in Royal Science Academic School Alkaleri,” said the police officer. “The police also arrested one Sani Musa, 35, an ice-cream seller who resides in Bacas area of Bauchi for having sodomised a 12-year-old boy Behind Bank Alkaleri.” 

He added, “Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect bought a sachet of water from the victim and lured him to a nearby lock-up shop and sodomised him.”

Mr Wakil also said the Tafawa Balewa Police Division arrested another suspect, Monday Ishaku 32 of Anguwan Ruga. 

“The suspect who claims to be a herbalist raped a woman who took her daughter for treatment after intoxicating her in his house,” the police spokesman stated.

He said the command also arrested four suspects for criminal conspiracy, breach of trust by a public servant, misappropriation, forgery and fraud.

(NAN)