Police arrest couple for assaulting minor in Maiduguri | The Guardian Nigeria News

The Borno State Police has arrested a pair, Muhammad Shetima, 33, and his spouse, Aishatu Abubakar, 23, for brutally assaulting an 11-year-old lady, Hauwa Mohammed Goni, within the Pompomari space in Maiduguri.

The state’s police spokesperson, Nahum Kenneth Daso, disclosed this on Saturday.

In keeping with Daso, Hauwa, a major 5 pupil of Bolori Major Faculty, Federal Low Value, entered the residence of Shetima 3 to pluck mangoes.

Daso added that Shetima and his spouse then accosted the kid and subjected her to extreme flogging.“Throughout the assault, Mrs. Aishatu Abubakar recorded the incident and shared the video on social media,” Daso said.

“Involved residents and civil society organizations, together with a petition filed by Potential Attorneys, swiftly raised the alarm, resulting in the couple’s arrest.”

The policeman revealed that the couple have been apprehended with the help of involved residents and operatives of the Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Borno State Command.

“The suspects are at the moment on the Gender Unit, State Prison Investigation Division (SCID) Maiduguri as investigations are ongoing earlier than prosecution. “

He additionally disclosed that the sufferer has since been taken to the College of Maiduguri Instructing Hospital (UMTH) for medical consideration and he or she is responding to therapy.

The Command, nevertheless, assures the general public that the case will probably be completely investigated, and the suspects will probably be prosecuted underneath related sections of the Youngster Safety Regulation and the Borno State Penal Code Regulation.