Jigawa: Man in police net for allegedly subjecting pupils into sodomy

Image: Sodomy suspect Yunusa Yusufa

By Salisu K Ismail

The man who allegedly subjected some pupils into sodomy before his arrest by the police detectives in Gwaram local government area of Jigawa blamed the devil for his action.

The arrest of Yusufa Yunusa, 23, was informed following complaints about the suspect who allegedly formed the habit of taking pupils under his guidance to hideout and forced them to massage his penis, suck it and swallow the sperm.

The suspect when interviewed by the newsmen shortly he was paraded, who was identified as a Qur'anic trainer to the pupils, popularly known as (Almajirai) under his care, admitted commiting the offences and attributed his criminal action to the handwork of devil, saying that, he had realized his mistake and asked for forgiveness.

However, Yunusa claimed that, he was once a victim of the same offence, when he was young as an Almajiri pupil sent from the neighbouring state, Bauchi, when he was sent to the same Gwaram for his Qur'anic education.

CP AT Abdullahi while briefing the Press

Earlier while Parading the notable sodomy suspect on Wednesday at the Jigawa State Command's headquarters, Dutse, the state capital, the Jigawa State Police Commissioner Ahmed Tijjani Abdullahi said that, the man was arrested based on the intelligence report from the public.

The Commissioner while highlighting more during a press briefing on the achievement recorded by the Command in the second quarter, explained that, the sodomy suspect together with other suspects found committing varied crimes within the time under review were picked up in various locations across the state, following useful and credible information from the members of the public, which led to their arrests.

The Commissioner said that, the notorious Almajiri's teacher

Yusufa Yunusa of 23 years age was arrested for allegedly sodomizing about 12 of his pupils who are under the ages of 13 years old.

"The suspect, Yusufa Yunusa, 23, was picked up by the Gwaram Divisional Police Headquarters, following complaints that Yunusa had formed the habit of taking some of his pupils out to different locations and forcing them to massage his penis, thereafter suck it in the process, then compels them to swallow his sperm," the stated.

He added that, the Command had, “On receipt of this very unfortunate and ugly report, detectives attached to the Division swiftly swung into action and arrested the suspect and brought him to the Division for preliminary investigation. Later the suspect was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, (SCID) Dutse for a discreet investigation."

According to the CP Ahmed Abdullahi, “On investigation, the suspects confessed to the commission of the offences, so, they would soon be charged to court.”