Photo Of 55-year-old Man Arrested For Allegedly Raping Seven Teenagers In Jos

The Suspect, Abdulhamid Sale

A 55-year-old man identified as Abdulhamid Sale has been arrested by the Plateau state police for allegedly defiling seven teenagers by luring them with mobile phones in Bukuru community of Jos South local government area.

A youth leader in the community, Aliyu Hassan, said the suspect was arrested after one of the mothers of his victim reported the matter to members of the vigilante group in the community.

“The arrest of the suspect came after a report by a mother to one of the victims to the vigilante group in the area that she saw her daughter with a phone and felt that something was wrong.

After a thorough investigation, we found out that the phone was given to the girl by the said Abdulhamid Sale, and further checks revealed that he raped seven girls, mostly 13 years old in Kugiya area of Bukuru, who are mostly hawkers, by luring them with as little as 50 Naira and small Tecno Phones'' Aliyu said.

Confirming the arrest, the spokesperson of the state police command, ASP Gabriel Ubah, said the suspect is in the custody of the police and would be charged to court as soon as investigation into the matter is concluded.