Two men arrested in Bauchi over alleged sexual assault of three minor sisters

The Bauchi State Police Command has taken two men into custody in connection with the alleged sexual assault of three young girls in Darazo Local Government Area. At a Thursday, September 24, 2026 press briefing held at the Police Headquarters, command spokesperson SP Nafiu Habib said the suspects are accused of enticing the minors, who are siblings, to an unfinished building and assaulting them there. According to Habib, the arrests of Abubakar Muhammad Jatau, 20, and Umar, 18, followed a complaint from the victims' father. Both men were among those presented to reporters during the briefing. The statement said the father reported that his three young daughters were lured to an unfinished building in Lanzai District and sexually assaulted. It named the two arrested suspects as Abubakar Muhammad Jatau, male, 20, and Umar, male, 18. The victims were transported to General Hospital Darazo for medical examination, the statement added.