Bauchi State Police Commissioner, Mohammed Ladan, who confirmed the incident while answering questions from newsmen, yesterday, said: "We got the report from a police division in the state that is currently investigating the matter, that a policeman was having anal sex with small children.
"I have directed them to transfer the case to the state Criminal Investigation Department, SCID. The accused is being detained and whatever is the outcome of our investigation will be explained to the public."
He said the Policeman was arrested after many of the children were injured in their anal parts and as a result aggrieved residents of the community reported the matter to the police and threatened to sue the policeman before he was arrested.
The Commissioner added that all the children were taken to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, ATBUTH, for treatment.
Senior Staff at the ATBUTH, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Vanguard there were about 10 children taken to the paediatric ward in the hospital by the policemen from the CID and they were treated and discharged.
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