A 64-year-old man, Abubakar Aliyu, has confessed to sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl at his medicine shop in Arawa Quarters, Gombe, after being arrested following a report by the child's mother.
The suspect, a grandfather with several grandchildren, was paraded by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Public Relations Officer, CSC Saad Buhari, and admitted to the act during questioning by security operatives on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
Aliyu said the girl had come to his shop at night to buy medicine, and that the abuse happened on three separate occasions.
"She came to buy medicine around 11pm. I told her it was late and that she should go home, but she refused," he said.
"I lured her. When she got home, her mother asked her where she was coming from, and she mentioned my shop."
Aliyu said the girl was the only child involved. "We had s3x three times, and she was the only girl. I gave her N200, other times N400," he stated.
Asked about his motive, Aliyu said: "Even my wife asked me to leave the girl, but I refused. As one grows older, the attraction changes. It was temptation. I am not doing it for ritual. I sincerely regret my actions. I have spoiled my name in my area, and I am relocating because if I remain there, I will have problems with the people."
The case has strained relations within the community.
According to Aliyu's children, who asked not to be named, residents have distanced themselves from the family.
"We are not on good terms with our neighbours. We don't even want our children near him because of what was alleged," one of the children said.
The NSCDC PRO said the matter would be taken to court in Gombe after a full investigation, noting that the offences contravene the Gombe State Penal Code Law and the Child Protection Law.
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