A 37-year-old Quranic teacher, Abubakar Talba, who was accused of kidnapping two Almajiri boys from Katsina and s0domising one after luring the minors under the pretence of providing them with capital to start a business, has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command.

The spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, August 26, 2024, said the suspect, blamed his action on the devil.

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“The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested Abubakar Talba ‘m’ 37-year-old from Hausari Dandal, Borno State, for abduction and s0domy,” the statement read.

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“While responding to a complaint from the community regarding his ill-treatment of the boys under the guise of running a Quranic school, the Detectives attached to Gamawa Divisional Police Headquarters led by the Divisional police officer immediately arrested the suspect.

“During interrogation, the suspect confessed that he had attended a Quranic school in Fagge. He met one of his victims at BATA area in Fagge LGA. The victim, identified as Masaud Barau, 12 years old, from Gamniya village in Niger Republic, was brought to a Quranic school in Rijiyar Lemo, Kano state.

“The suspect lured him from Kano to Daura under the pretence that he would support him to start a business. On reaching Daura, the suspect encountered the second victim, identified as Ibrahim Jabiru ‘m’, 13 years from Mai Mujiya village in Katsina state, who was brought to Quranic school at ‘Tsangayar Malam Usman’ in Daura under the pretence of providing capital to start selling touch lights and batteries.

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“From Daura, he moved the two boys to Danbatta, where he began abusing one of the boys inside a mosque. After spending the night in Danbatta, he proceeded to Udubo Village in Bauchi State, where he continued to abuse the victim.

“The Bauchi State Police Command, under the leadership of CP Auwal Musa Mohammed, psc, Anipr, will charge the suspect to court after the investigation is completed.

“Similarly, the command implores members of the public to provide useful information that could help locate the parents or guardians of the victims.”