Bauchi Police Command made efforts recently to reduce crime and criminality in their area through their recent operations.

On August 2nd, 2021 at about 11am, Rapid Response Squad team of the command, in collaboration with members of the Committee in Kandahar area of Bauchi Metropolis acted speedily on a credible information by their operatives and arrested six suspected house to house armed robbery suspects.

On interrogation, the suspects confessed that some months ago they conspired among themselves and attacked two houses by midnight at Alkaleri LGA, Bauchi state, with cutlasses and robbed the occupants their belongings including; four handsets sum of N2, 000, 000 cash and shared among themselves.

Two receivers were arrested in connection with case and Investigation is in progress after which the suspected will be charged to court for prosecution.

In another development, on 14th of August 2021 at about 1430hrs, actionable intelligence and credible information at the disposal of the Command on the activities of armed robbery syndicate, specialized in House breaking and robbery mostly at night led to the arrest of one Yahaya Ibrahim aged 18yrs of Fadaman Mada area of Bauchi metropolis by operatives of the state Command.

Also, on 15th August 2021 at about 2300hrs one Sa’adu Abdulkadir aged 18 of Madina Quarters reported at ‘C’ Division that on the same date at about 2130hrs while on commercial activities within the town with a Boxer motorcycle valued at two hundred and ninety thousand naira (N290,000), around Bacas junction, picked-up an unknown passenger to Madina Quarters on getting to an isolated area, the passenger hit him with a stone on his head where he lost consciousness and the culprit took away the said motorcycle.

Again, on 21st August 2021 at about 2340hrs one Khalid Nafiu Bunu aged 41yrs of Fadaman Mada area Bauchi reported at ‘C’ Division that on the same date at about 2315hrs four (4) unknown armed men with AK47 riffles in a black Honda accord trailed him into his Bakery 212 located at the same address while he was about to park his Toyota Corolla 2009 model, robbed him of the Car, two Mobile phones and the sum of five hundred thousand (N500, 000). 

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Furthermore, On 27th August, 2021 about 1237hrs Policemen in collaboration with professional Hunters of Gwana district, Alkaleri Local Government Area while on routine stop and search operation to stem criminal activities arrested one Usman Adamu aged 42yrs of Sabon Layi Rugga village Gwana along with the following prohibited firearms;Three locally fabricated guns, Ten live ammunition

On interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime and mentioned his accomplices who are now at large.

Also on 31st August 2021 at about 0500hours the Police in collaboration with the members of peace and security committee Bauchi arrested the following persons: Alhaji Garba aged 21 alias Armour, Ubale Garba aged 23 alias Baba,

Rabiu Yusuf aged 22 alias Gwamnatin Rizila and Abdulmalik Kabiru aged 18yrs alias Abba all of Kasuwan Waya Muda lawal market Bauchi in possession of one locally made pistol one cutlass, two daggers, one sword, A small quantity of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis.

Investigation is in progress, after which the suspects will be charged to court for prosecution.

In another related development, on September 3, 2021 at about 2330hrs information received from a good Samaritan with sustained efforts coupled with intelligence led to the arrest of one Ibrahim Adamu aged 25yrs of Kwanar Malam Tukur village, Jos North LGA Plateau State and one Musa Musa alias Bature aged 45yrs of Sabon Garin Narabi Toro LGA, where they criminally conspired with the following persons;

Buhari Mahanga, Isah Magama and Yellow Magama now at large stormed the house of one Alhaji Abdullahi Abdullahi aged 45yrs of Magama Gari, Toro LGA shot him and kidnapped his two wives to unknown destination. Thereafter, demanded and collected the sum of one million two hundred thousand (1,200,000) naira as ransom.

During the course of interrogation, the suspect voluntarily confessed to the crime.

Investigation is ongoing, after which the suspect will be charged to court for prosecution.

Thereafter, on September 12, 2021 at about 1700hrs through intelligence gathering one Sanusi Lauwali alias no delay of Gudale village Ningi LGA Bauchi state was arrested. On preliminary investigation, Sunusi Lauwali confessed to have relocated from Tunga village in Plateau state to Gudale village in Ningi LGA, the suspect revealed to have been at mining site of Tunga village for 2yrs where he belong to a group of criminals who specialized in arm robbery and kidnapping. 

On September 13, 2021 at about 1830hrs through a joint operation by the Police and Hunters Group arrested the following

Mohammed Aliyu 21yrs, Umar jibrin 20yrs, 

Who conspired with one Aliyu Mahmud and Sadiq Bappaji and stormed the house of one Danfulani sabo of tudun wada village, Toro LGA kidnapped him to unknown destination, demanded and collected the sum of five hundred thousand naira (N500,000) as ransom before his release.

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