The Borno State Police Command has arrested one Hamisu Dauda, 37, for raping a 62-year-old woman in Shani Local Government Area of the state.
The State Commissioner of Police, CP Muhammad Yusufu, who disclosed this during a briefing with journalists in Maiduguri on Monday, October 9, 2023, said the suspect stole N42,700 from the victim after raping her.
“On September 16, 2023, at about 11:00 hrs, one Daniel Musa m of Panshani village via Gasi District of Shani Local Government Area of Borno State reported to the police that on September 13, 2023, at about 12:00 hrs, his sister, one Laraba Musa ‘F’ 62 years old, went to Sabon Layin of Landekato, and while on her way back home along the Phana riverside, she suspected movement from behind and subsequently heard a sound,” the CP stated.
“She turned back and saw one Hamisu Dauda, ‘M’, 37, of the same address, coming behind her. She stepped back for him to pass, but he grabbed her and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her, after which he stole the sum of forty-two thousand seven hundred naira (N42,700) from her pocket. The case is under investigation.”