Atiku Yahaya and his wife, Farida Hamza have been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for allegedly burning the penis of a 17-year old boy, Ahmad Ibrahim who they accused of raping their four year old daughter, Hannan.


The Commandant of the Corps, Babangida Abdullahi said that the couple was arrested on Tuesday, at their Sama residence, Sokoto.

“They alleged that the teenager, a Senior Secondary School three students, raped their four-year old daughter.

So, they sponsored some boys who seized him on March 24, took him to the suspects’ house, where they severely tortured him and burnt his manhood.

They also locked him up in a toilet up to the following day, March 25.

The victim was later taken to the Specialist Hospital, Sokoto, where he is responding to treatment,” Abdullahi said.

Abdullahi said that the couple were arrested on March 28, for allegedly taking the law into their hands.