The Nigeria Police, Gombe State Command, announced on Tuesday that two men had been arrested for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl at a farm in Bajoga, Funakaye Local Government Area.
ASP Mahid Abubakar, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, made the announcement while paraded the suspects before reporters in Gombe on Tuesday.
Abubakar identified the accused as Yayaji Muhammad (24 years) and Muhammad Barau (20 years).
He said their detention was the result of a complaint filed by the victim’s father, Malam Jauro.
“The suspects with another force had carnal knowledge of the 13-year old girl of the same address,” Abubakar added.
He claimed 20 other individuals were detained for a variety of charges, including criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, armed robbery, possession of suspected hard drugs, impersonation, and possession of marijuana-like substances.
According to him, exhibits seized from the suspects include three Bajaj motorcycles, 88 wraps of dry leaves presumed to be marijuana, and 110 tablets of suspected hard narcotics, among other things.
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