The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old security guard attached to an Islamiyya school in the Jega Local Government Area over an alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl.
The state Commissioner of Police, Umar Hadejia, disclosed the arrest during a press briefing in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday.
The suspect, identified as Faruku Muhammed of the Tungar Zabarmawa area in Jega, was arrested following a complaint involving a minor from the same community.
According to the police, the incident occurred on June 14 when the suspect allegedly lured the survivor into his room located within the Islamiyya school premises.
“On 14 June 2026 at about 4:30 p.m., one Faruku Muhammed, aged 36, allegedly lured a 10-year-old girl into his room located inside an Islamiyya school where he works as a security guard,” Hadejia said.
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The police commissioner stated that the matter was under investigation
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