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allegation of sexual assault. The arrest, which was confirmed by the State Police Command, was made after a corporal, whose names
The victim was said to be the daughter of a Nigerian Civil Defence Corps officer, who happened to be a neighbour to the suspected police officer.
The father of the victim, who lives on the same street with Shuaibu, in Fagoji area, along Emir’s Palace Road in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, had lodged a complaint with the police station on Thursday after his wife intimated him of the incidence.
The father of the girl, a security personal, said after he closed from work his wife told him that corporal Shaaibu, his immediate neighbour had raped his second daughter.
He said: “She showed me her clothes with stains of blood. I did not waste time but rushed to the police division to report the matter. We checked his house but found it locked, as he was at large.
“We took her to the hospital and the police took custody of her dress and we are now waiting for a medical report from the hospital.”
However, according to the victims mother, “My daughter also told me that she entered the house of the corporal to buy the chewing gum with her N5, but unknown to her, the man force her down and start assaulting her sexually,” she alleged.
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Also in a related development, another police officer attached to Taura Local Government Police Division, who was also posted to Dutse on special assignment, was arrested for allegedly stealing goods worth thousands of naira at the Sahad Shoping Complex, Dutse.
The suspected police officer was arrested around 6:00pm after he allegedly entered a shop, carried some electronics, and attempted to leave without paying.
It was also gathered that the suspect was apprehended by security guards at the shop and later handed over to the Dutse Police division.
When contacted, the State Police Commission, Mr. Kayode Theopholus, confirmed the arrest of the two suspects.
He described the incidents as embarrassing and vowed to severely deal with any police officer found wanting.
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