Those arrested by the police include; Ahmadu Ismail, 20, Salu Buba, 25, Muhammed Ali, 78, Abubakar Ali 28 and Zainab Jafaru (Female) 30 years old.
A statement by the spokesman of the Command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje and made available to NEWS PLATFORM Thursday, said that the suspects had raped a 33 year old girl at Gerio on the 12 June, 2020.
According to him, the incident occurred on that fateful day when the 5th Suspect, Zainab Jafaru asked the victim to accompany her to a certain place to meet her boyfriend.
The statement added that the upon arrival, Zainab's Boy friend now at large invited his gangs who forcefully had sexual intercourse with the victim, saying that the victim later reported the matter to the police.
He said that when the command received the report from the victim on the 13 June, 2020, it immediately deployed its operatives attached to the command's Monitoring Team who swung into action and nabbed 5 out of 9 suspects including a female for abatement.
The police recorded the success barely 2 hours after the Command assured Officers of the National Human Right Commission who keyed into the fight against Rape and Sexual Gender Base Violent of its commitment to fighting against Rape and Sexual Assaults.
It however warned the public against rape and other unwholesome activities, saying that the Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adeyanju had assured that the police will be professional and gender sensitive in handling such cases with a view to ensuring that victims are protected from further harm and abuse.
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