A 20-year-old man, Jume Bello has been apprehended by the Katsina State Police Command for allegedly raping his master’s wife and two other married women in Jimkashi, Musawa Local Government Area of the State.
SP Gambo Isah, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) explained that the suspect, aside from having unlawful carnal knowledge of the married women, also robbed them of their money.
While confessing to the crime, Jume Bello said, “Yes, it is true that I had carnal knowledge of all the three married women forcefully. It is the work of the devil.”
He explained that it was his master’s wife who sent him to call a water vendor for her, adding that when he returned in the evening to tell her that he could not find any, he forced himself on her after noticing that she was alone.
According to the suspect, on the second married woman, he entered her compound while she was all alone and knocked on the door, stressing that when she opened the door, he pointed a knife at her, and asked her to follow him to the backyard where he raped her.
Jume Bello denied raping the third woman.
SP Gambo Isah, in his statement stated that, “On the 31/05/2022 at about 0900hrs, three (3) women, all from Jikamshi village, Musawa Local Government Area, reported at Musawa Police Division that at different time intervals, one Jume Bello, male, aged 20 years of the same address, criminally trespassed into their houses, attacked them with a knife and robbed them of their money, handset and forcefully had unlawful carnal knowledge of the victims.”
He, however, explained that in the course of investigations, the suspect was arrested and he confessed to the commission of the offence. Continue Reading
