The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 48-year-old man for allegedly $£×ually a$$aulting a 15-year-old boy in Burra, Ningi Local Government Area of the state.

SP Nafiu Habib, the command’s spokesperson, said in a statement on Saturday, March 7, 2026, that the suspect was arrested for an unnatural offence (sodomy).

According to the PPRO, the suspect deceitfully lured the victim into a room and $£×ually a$$aulted him.

“On 25th February, 2026, one Danalami Umar, 45 years old of Bakin Kasuwa, Burra, reported at the Divisional Police Headquarters, Burra that on 17th February, 2026, at about 2000hrs, a 15-year-old teenager was deceitfully lured by Bala Mato ‘m’ aged 48 years, who allegedly committed an unnatural offence against him in a room,” the statement read.

“The suspect was arrested, and the victim taken to General Hospital Burra for medical examination.”