Police arrest five men over alleged serial defilement of minor in Misau

The Bauchi State Police Command has commenced investigations into the alleged defilement of a minor girl by five men in Misau Local Government Area of the state.

The case was said to have been reported at the Misau Divisional Police Headquarters on August 12, 2025, around 10:30 p.m. by Yusuf Muhammad and Danjuma Muhammad of Area 2, Misau.

The suspects above 40 years who reportedly admitted to the crime were said to have had defiled the girl at different times and separate locations.

Police Spokesman, CSP Ahmed Wakil, in a statement on Tuesday, said the suspects are now in custody, adding that the Commissioner of Police, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Bauchi, to thoroughly investigate the case and charge the matter to court.

The command vowed to leave no stone unturned in this circumstance.