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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Bauchi state Police command has arrested 72 suspects in connection with 44 cases of rape and indecent assaults recorded in the state within the past five months.<\/p>\n

The Commissioner of Police, Sani Aliyu, disclosed this during a press briefing. He said the arrests were part of efforts to curb sexual violence and safeguard women and children.<\/p>\n

He explained that the Command adopted intelligence-led policing, which has boosted its capacity to apprehend offenders.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fight against sexual and gender-based violence requires collaborative efforts from communities, religious leaders and civil society groups,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Commissioner added that the cases form part of 394 incidents handled by the command during the period, which also led to the arrest of 748 suspects for crimes such as armed robbery, culpable homicide, kidnapping, theft and fraud.<\/p>\n

CP Aliyu also urged community members to report suspected cases of abuse to relevant authorities promptly.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Bauchi state Police command has arrested 72 suspects in connection with 44 cases of rape and indecent assaults recorded in the state within the past five months. The Commissioner of Police, Sani Aliyu, disclosed this during a press briefing. 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