Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a septuagenarian, Lawan Sani, for multiple counts of s3xual assault involving teenage girls.
The spokesperson of the command, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, said the victims claimed that the 70-year-old suspect s3xually molested them over 15 times and usually threatened them against disclosing to others.
On the 01/09/25 at about 1600HRS a distress call was receipts indicated that an elderly man identified as one Lawan Sani ‘m’ aged 70yrs of Bakin Kura area of Bauchi was arrested on the spot in an attempt to commit an offence to wit r3pe with a teenager (real name withheld) ‘f’ aged 16yrs, of Unguwar Sarakuna Bauchi in a house situated at Unguwar Sarakuna area of Bauchi where the old man serve as watchman,” the statement read.
“On receipt of the report, operatives attached to C Divisional Police Headquarters, led by the DPO, SP Naziru Abubakar Pindiga, quickly acted and arrested the suspect.
“During interrogation, he confessed to having previously influenced the minor with N500 naira into the same residence.
“Investigation further revealed that the suspect has s3xually molested two additional teenagers, names withheld, through the same techniques.
“Moreover, the three victims were invited to an interview in which the teenagers confirmed the allegations and further disclosed that the suspect had sexually molested them over 15 times on different occasions and usually threatened them against disclosing to others.
“Subsequently, both the victims and the suspects were subjected to medical examination and autopsy to determine their health condition.”
