The Police in the northern Nigerian state of Kano have arrested a policeman, Cpl. Sani Salisu, for allegedly raping a seven year old girl after luring her into a kiosk.

ASP Magaji Majiya, the police PRO said in Kano on Friday:

‘’The command wishes to inform the public that, in its effort to flush out the bad eggs from the force, it has arrested a serving member of the force, Cpl. Sani Salisu.

‘’He was arrested for luring and taking advantage of a seven-year-old girl inside a kiosk located at Mangoron Mahauta Brigade Qtrs., Kano.

It added that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, had directed that the case be transferred immediately to State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation.

“The public will be informed of any further development on the case,“ the statement added.