59-yr-old man, Alhamdu Yusuf, arrested for raping his neighbour’s 18-month-old baby

A 59-year-old man, identified as Alhamdu Yusuf, has been arrested by police operatives in Bauchi State for allegedly raping his neighbour's 18-month-old daughter, in Yelwan Kagadama area of the state. 

It was gathered that the suspect was arrested after mother of the baby, one Nenkat Danladi, reported the case to Yelwa police station, on August 9. 

In a statement issued on Saturday, August 13, the command’s spokesperson, SP Ahmed Wakil, said Danladi reported on August 6 that she met the suspect on her bed with the victim. 

“After about 30 minutes the nominal complainant discovered that the private part of her daughter is oozing blood, on the recipe of the complaint a team DCB personnel led by DPO yelwa rushed the victim to ATBU Teaching Hospital Bauchi for medical examination. The suspect was arrested and an investigation commence in earnest,” he said.