Police in Adamawa apprehend man for raping, killing mother, child
Story from Abdulaziz M. JAURO, Yola
The Adamawa State Police Command has apprehended an 18-year-old suspect for the brutal murder of Talatu Alhaji Usman, 36 and her one-year-old child in Lamurde Local Government Area.
A statement from the image-maker of the Adamawa State Police Command, SP Sulaiman Yahya Nguroje, says the suspect, Volamu Kalbes and the victims are all residents of Sabon-Layi village in Lamurde LGA.
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“The suspect attacked the victims, on Monday, by the riverside where she went to take her bath alongside her child.
“The victim was said to have resisted an attempt by the suspect to rape her but to no avail, as he overpowered her as a result of which he subdued and pressed her down into the water where she died.
“As if this was not enough, the suspect took the child who was crying uncontrollably on the river bank and pressed him into the water until he became lifeless.
“On the strength of that, the suspect was arrested by the command operatives attached to Lamurde Divisional Police Headquarters, following a report received by the victim’s husband, Alhaji Usman Abdul who is currently bereaved over the loss of his wife and child”, he said.
SP Nguroje added that the Commissioner of Police (CP), SK Akande, having directed a more discreet investigation into the matter, however, ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of SCID to take over the investigation.
The Commissioner, according to the statement, equally called on the members of the public to desist from all criminal acts as the police will not relent in bringing to book anyone found violating the laws of the land.
CP Sikiru assured the government and good people of Adamawa State of his determination towards ensuring that the law takes its course.
