4 arrested for raping 3-year-old girl, assaulting police officer

The Yobe State Police Command has arrested four suspects for alleged child rape, assault on a police officer, and unlawful possession of firearms.

The command’s spokesman, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday, September 27, 2025.

Abdulkarim said operatives of Nguru Division arrested two suspects – Jarma Hussaini Adam, 25, and Mohammed Abdusalam, 16 – both of Sabon Garin Kanuri, Nguru Local Government Area of Yobe State.

Abdulkarim said the suspects allegedly attacked a police officer, Amani Ali, while on guard duty at the Federal Medical Centre, Nguru, on Friday.

Abdulkarim said the officer was found unconscious and bleeding, with his rifle stolen, before a tactical operation led to the recovery of the weapon, magazines, and knife jacket.

“The injured officer is recuperating, while the suspects remain in custody,” he added.

The police spokesperson described the incident as an affront to the Nigeria Police Force, stressing that the command viewed such attacks as criminal acts and assaults on constituted authority.

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In a separate case, Abdulkarim said personnel of Damaturu ‘A’ Division arrested a suspected armed herder, Ibrahim Alhaji Ahmadu, 24, on September 22.

He disclosed that the suspect was arrested after a farmer reported that a herder had trespassed on his farm and allegedly threatened him with a firearm.

Abdulkarim said a shotgun and live ammunition were recovered from the suspect.

Similarly, Abdulkarim revealed that Potiskum Division operatives arrested Dahiru Ali, 19, for allegedly defiling a three-year-old girl in the Mutawassada area of Potiskum.

“Investigations revealed that the suspect earlier defiled another three-year-old in the same neighbourhood. He confessed to the crime,” Abdulkarim stated.

He quoted the Yobe State Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Ado, as condemning the acts and reaffirming the command’s zero-tolerance stance on criminality.

The police commissioner urged parents and guardians to monitor their children and appealed to residents to support police efforts with timely and credible information.

The Star