My body is divine. My soul is divine. I was born sacred. To rape such a person is to rape divinity… and it is to God whom the rapist shall answer. — Angela Abraham
The Bauchi Police Command has announced the death of a two-year-old girl suspected to have been sexually abused to death in Bauchi, the state capital.
Making the dreadful revelation on Tuesday, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, in a statement said the Ningi Police Divisional Headquarters received a report of a motionless body of a two-year-old baby found beside a mosque on Deneva Street, Ningi Local Government Area, with suspected signs of rape.
Wakil stated, “Upon receiving the report, detectives were dispatched to the scene, and the victim’s body was taken to the General Hospital Ningi, where a medical report confirmed that the baby had suffered severe injuries as a result of penetration, which led to her death.
“The state Commissioner of Police, Auwal Mohammed, has directed the Divisional Police Officer to make extra efforts to apprehend the perpetrators and bring them to justice.
“He also called on parents and guardians to ensure the safety of their children, not to allow them to wander around the streets.”
The command also solicited the public’s assistance with any useful information that could help arrest and prosecute the perpetrators.
