By Emmanuel Adigwe
Muhammad Alfa has been arrested by the Kano State Police Command for allegedly raping 40 women in the past one year in the state.
The Spokesman of the Command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday in Kano, stated that the suspect was arrested on June 10 at about 2am when he trespassed into a house at Kwanan Dangora Town in Kano, with intent to commit the heinous crime.
He stated that the suspect known as Mai Siket, has been trespassing into homes to have canal knowledge of his victims for a long time, noting that some of the victims referred to the suspect as an evil spirit.
He said: “The suspect trespassed into a house at Kwanan Dangora town, and entered the children’s bedroom, in the process the mother of the kids caught him and alerted the neighbours.
“The suspect ran away but was caught by neighbours and handed over to the police.”
He also disclosed that in the course of investigation the suspect admitted raping over 40 women in the past one year, adding that some of the victims included children and an 80-year-old woman and the Command had started receiving complaints from the victims raped by the suspect.
Haruna concluded that the suspect will be charged to court after investigations.