Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old woman for allegedly raping a 12-year-old boy in Azare, headquarters of Katagum LGA of Bauchi State.
The Command in a statement by the PPRO, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil stated that, “On March 1, 2025, at about 14:00 hours, a concerned citizen from Katagum Local Government Area reported a serious incident to the Divisional Police Headquarters in Azare.”
He stated that, “The report implicated Fatimah Ibrahim, a 40-year-old resident of Tashan Jama’are, in a troubling case involving a 12-year-old boy, Abubakar Yakubu (not his real name), who had been employed to assist in her business.”
The victim, an Arabic pupil, was reportedly housed at the defendant’s residence, where he was subjected to inappropriate conduct over two months.
During an interview, the victim described how the defendant, who he trusted as a maternal figure, engaged him in acts of a sexual nature, especially when her other visitors were not present.
He recounted being given a mixture involving lemon juice, which he believed may have been tampered with before these incidents occurred, and indicated that he had been subjected to such behavior on multiple occasions.
During the subsequent interrogation, the defendant admitted to her actions while investigation is ongoing, and once completed, the suspect will undergo profiling and be charged to court for the established offence.
Meanwhile, it was reliably gathered that the case lingered for a long time because the teenager went into hiding when the matter was reported to the Police out of fear.
It was further gathered that as soon as the boy was locate and taken into custody, he made his statement leading to the arrest of the woman on 19th of April, 2025.
The teenager was subsequently taken to a health facility where he was subjected to series of medical examination and tests to ascertain his health status.