Bauchi State Police Command has arrested seven suspected thugs found in possession of dangerous weapons.
The arrest was sequel to the directives of the Commissioner of Police, CP Aminu Alhassan, to all the Area Commanders, DPOs and Tactical teams to raid criminal hideouts and ensure maximum security and serenity of the state during the Easter celebrations.
A statement signed by the Command PPRO, SP Ahmed Wakili contained that on 08/04/2023 at about 0930hrs, operatives attached to C’ Divisional Police Headquarters, Bauchi in collaboration with a quasi-security outfit, acted on a credible intelligence report, raided a criminal hideout in an uncompleted building situated at Magaji Quarters, Bauchi.
The operation yielded a very high rate of success leading to the arrest of the following suspects; Rayyanu Mohammed aged 25 years; Mustapha Harisu aged 19 years; Yusuf Ibrahim aged 18 years; Mubarak Lawal aged 18 years; Abubakar Musa aged 18 years; Al-Amin Hussaini aged 20 years and Hamza Umar aged 17 years all of Magaji quarters, Bauchi.
Consequently, the following assorted arms and some alcoholic beverages were retrieved from their possession during the raids which, include: Two axes, Three knives, Ten empty bottles of cough syrup, Two empty rubber solution,s and One wrap of cannabis sativa.
The PPRO stated that investigations revealed that the suspects arrested belong to a notorious thuggery group called “SARA SUKA” known for recently terrorizing the city of Bauchi metropolis.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Aminu Alhassan, therefore, urged parents and guardians to get acquainted with the activities of their children, as the investigation is in progress after which the suspects will be charged to court for prosecution.
