Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense
Corps, NSCDC, have arrested 30-year-old Bello
Muhammed for allegedly impregnating
mentally-ill Daharatu Isyaku, aged 18, according to Vanguard Newspaper.
Parading the suspect to newsmen in Dutse,
yesterday, state Commandant of the Corps, Dr. Muhammad Gidado, said the suspect admitted
committing the crime. He said the agency was still investigating the matter to ascertain if the offence was committed for ritual purposes.
He also disclosed that the suspect had named some accomplices during the investigation, stressing that they would be fished out,
investigated and arraigned for prosecution.
Muhammed, however, disclosed that the girl
was currently in the custody of the agency
because of her condition.
Muhammed, who disclosed that the agency was
also trying to contact her family, enjoined parents and guardians to take their mentally-
imbalanced children to psychiatric hospitals for
medical attention to avoid abuse.
