Drug dealer arrested after molesting 5-year-old in mosque

A suspected drug dealer, Muhammed Audu has been arrested for raping a 5-year-old girl in Kayeri village of Fune LGA of Yobe state mosque.

According to the report, the sad incident happened on Sunday, April 30, 2023. The victim was said to have accompanied her older sister to hawk kola nut around the Kabul area in Kayeri community.

The suspect, Muhammed Audu reportedly sent the girl to help him get something nearby.

A few minutes after sending the little girl, he however followed her immediately without the knowledge of her older sister and took her into an uncompleted mosque in the Kabul area where he raped her.

The minor was left bleeding and with bruises by the suspect. The suspect has been on the run since the incident. However, he has been arrested and handed to the police in Damagum town for further investigation.