The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested 3 suspects in reference to armed theft, culpable murder and illicit drug trafficking inside 24 hours.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a observation issued on Tuesday, detailing 3 separate operations performed by way of Police operatives within the state.
In keeping with the observation, operatives connected to the ‘D’ Department, Dutsen Tanshi, replied to a misery name on Monday alongside Outdated Airport Street within the Gidan Gona house of Bauchi, the place 3 secondary college scholars have been allegedly robbed.
Habib stated one, Zakariya’u Musa, a 22-year-old of Unguwan Maikafi, Bauchi, along two accomplices known as Abdul’aziz, sometimes called Carlos, and every other suspect referred to as Jagwa, each from the Outdated Airport house, allegedly trailed the scholars, who have been dressed in their college uniforms and heading to college at BSADP.
He stated the suspects lured the scholars right into a passage, introduced out a pointy knife and threatened to stab them earlier than dispossessing them in their property.
The stolen pieces integrated a Tecno Spark 6 telephone valued at N42,000 and a Lesia keypad telephone valued at N8,000. “The braveness and application of the scholars, who raised the alarm, ended in the arrest of Zakariya’u Musa, whilst his two accomplices escaped,” the observation stated.
The Police spokesperson added {that a} manhunt were intensified to apprehend the fleeing suspects and convey them to justice.
In a separate incident, operatives connected to the ‘A’ Department, Township, Bauchi, arrested a 20-year-old suspect, Isa Moh’d, of Abujan Kwata, in reference to a case of culpable murder.
Habib stated the suspect allegedly stabbed one Salim Moh’d to demise on 18 October 2026, following a false impression between them.
He added that the suspect was once tracked and arrested on 19 October 2026, and could be transferred to the State Legal Investigation Division (SCID), Bauchi, for discreet investigation and prosecution.
In a similar fashion, the command stated its operatives arrested a 28-year-old lady, Sara Chikodi, of Bayan Gari, Bauchi, over alleged involvement in illicit drug trafficking.
Habib defined that the arrest adopted credible intelligence won by way of the operatives as a part of the command’s ongoing crackdown on illicit medicine.
“Upon seek, ten (10) sachets of dry leaves suspected to be Colorado/Indian Hemp and one pinch of Methamphetamine, popularly referred to as Ice, have been recovered from her,” the observation stated.
He added that the case was once beneath investigation, whilst efforts have been ongoing to spot and arrest the suspect’s alleged provider and dismantle the drug provide chain.
The Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Command, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, counseled the operatives for his or her gallantry and instructed reaction to the incidents.
He additionally favored individuals of the general public for his or her cooperation and well timed provision of knowledge, assuring citizens that the command remained dedicated to protective lives and assets.
The commissioner warned prison components to avoid the state, stressing that the command would maintain its efforts to make Bauchi uncomfortable for the ones enticing in prison actions.
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