The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, November 6, 2026.
According to the statement, the suspects, aged between 18 and 44, were arrested in connection with reported sexual assaults involving four girls and a 13-year-old boy.
Habib said the incidents had left affected families and communities traumatised, assuring that the command was committed to ensuring that those responsible were brought to justice.
“Behind every report received at our divisions is a child, a family and a community left shaken. A little girl who should be in school. A young boy who should feel safe at home. A teenage girl who went out to tend her family’s cattle and returned with trauma no child should carry,” the statement read.
He added that the arrests followed prompt reports from concerned parents and community members.
Providing details of some of the cases, the police spokesperson said:
Defilement in Yana
On November 2, 2026, a father reported that his eight-year-old daughter had allegedly been sexually assaulted two days earlier at Disina Village in Yana Local Government Area.
Police operatives reportedly visited the scene, ensured that the child received medical attention at General Hospital, Yana, and arrested a 44-year-old suspect, identified as Shawilu Liman.
Defilement in Tudun Gambo
In another incident, the command received a report on October 20, 2026, that a four-year-old girl had allegedly been lured and sexually assaulted in Tudun Gambo, Alkaleri Local Government Area.
The victim was taken to Tudun Gambo Health Care Centre for medical examination and treatment, while an 18-year-old suspect, identified as Zakariya Auwal, was arrested.
The police said investigations into the reported cases were ongoing.
