RismadarVoice Reporters
March 8, 2026
Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 48-year-old man, Bala Mato, for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in Burra, Ningi Local Government Area.
The incident was reported on February 25, 2026, by Danalami Umar, a resident of Bakin Kasuwa, Burra.
According to the police, the victim was allegedly lured into a room by the suspect on February 17 at about 8p.m., where the offence occurred.
In a statement posted on the command’s Facebook page on Sunday, Police Public Relations Officer SP Nafiu Habib confirmed the arrest, said the victim had been taken to the General Hospital, Burra, for medical examination.
“On February 25, 2026, one Danalami Umar, 45, of Bakin Kasuwa, Burra, reported at the Divisional Police Headquarters, Burra, that on February 17 at about 2000hrs, a 15-year-old teenager was deceitfully lured by Bala Mato, 48, who allegedly committed an unnatural offence against him in a room. The suspect was arrested, and the victim taken to General Hospital Burra for medical examination,” Habib stated.
In a separate case, the police also arrested a 24-year-old security guard with Al-Ansar Security Limited, Kamaluddeen Aliyu, for allegedly raping two minors aged four and five. The children’s mother reported the case on February 23 at the ‘B’ Divisional Police Headquarters, alleging that the suspect lured the children into a security room at Tsohon Company, where he committed the offences on different occasions.
Police said both the victims and the suspect were taken to the police clinic for medical examination, and the Commissioner of Police ordered the case be transferred to the Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Unit for further investigation.
Meanwhile, the command also arrested a suspect in connection with alleged fraud and criminal intimidation involving ₦3 million. Emmanuel Christopher of Dawaki District, Abuja, told police that two suspects: Aliyu Yahaya, 23, and another identified as Abdullahi, who is currently at large collected the money from him under the pretext of negotiating dollars and later threatened him with knives.
“The DPO led detectives to the scene, arrested Aliyu Yahaya, while Abdullahi fled. Efforts are ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspect, recover the money, and charge them to court,” the police statement added.
The Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, assured residents that the command remains committed to protecting lives and property and warned criminal elements to desist from illegal activities.
