Nasarawa State Police Command has paraded two suspects allegedly raping minors in the Lafia and Akwanga Local government areas of the state.
The state police commissioner CP Shattima Mohammed Jauro disclosed this to newsmen while parading the suspect at the force headquarters in Lafia, the state capital.
The police commissioner also paraded thirty nine other suspects who were arrested for committing various degree of crimes in the state.
CP Shattima Mohammed Jauro mentioned the case of a seven-year-old girl who was raped by one suspect in the Lafia Local government area of the state.
He narrated that a complaint was lodged by the victim’s father, where he lamented that his daughter was raped.
The police commissioner further explained that upon receipt of the information, the suspect was trailed and arrested by officers of the command in order to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter.
Inusa Mohammed, another suspected rapists who was paraded by the Commissioner of Police, was said to have defiled a 15-year-old girl resident around Angwan giya area of Gudi community in the akwanga local government area of the state.
The commissioner of Police further gave a breakdown of the suspects arrested to include twelve suspected kidnappers; eight suspects for homicide; six suspects for armed robbery; twelve suspects for cultism; two suspects for rape; and one suspect for drugs peddling.
He also noted a total of nine motorcycles/vehicles were arrested by the officers of the command, while two firearms were recovered, adding that another two ammunition were also recovered.
The commissioner of police also reiterated the commitment of the command to tackle the issues of criminality across the thirteen local government areas of the state.