Bauchi State Police Command has arrested 37-year-old man over alleged sexual assault on his 15-year-old stepdaughter in Yelwa Tsakani area of Bauchi metropolis.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Ahmed Wakil, said that last Saturday, the Command operatives attached to Operation Restore Peace, ORP, acted on credible intelligence, leading to the successful intervention in a mob Action involving the suspect Wisdom Benoie.
“Command Operatives attached to Operation Restore Peace, ORP, led by CSP Kim Abert, acted on credible intelligence, leading to the successful intervention in a mob Action involving the suspect Wisdom Benoie.
“On 31 May 2025, at about 0200 hours, one Wisdom Benoie, male, aged 37, of Yalwan Tsakani, was confronted by a group of local youths who suspected him of secretly molesting his stepdaughter,” he said.
Wakil further said that the State Police Commissioner Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has directed the case to be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation, after which the suspect will be charged to court for prosecution.