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The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s eight-year-old daughter in Bauchi metropolis.

The command disclosed this in a statement issued by its spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, on Tuesday.

According to Habib, the victim’s 32-year-old mother alleged that the suspect, identified as Muhammad Makama, lured her daughter into his room and allegedly defiled her.

The statement read, “The incident was reported to ‘E’ Division Yelwa, Bauchi, on 5th July, 2026, at about 22:14 hrs by the 32-year-old mother of the victim, who resides at Dorawan Dillalai, Bauchi.