The Nigerian Police, Bauchi State Police Command, have arrested five suspects for alleged armed robbery and criminal conspiracy.
The arrested suspects are: Musbahu Umar, aged 23 of Tirwun area, Bauchi; Salim Hamisu aged 30; Sadiq Nura AKA Abba, aged 22; Abubakar Aliyu aged 22 and Mohammed Mohammed AKA Abba aged 20, all of Unguwan Shongel and Tirwun areas respectively.
According to a statement released by the Command’s PPRO, SP Ahmed Wakili, “on 23rd January 2024, at about 0300hrs, a team of detectives attached to ‘C’ Division Headquarters in collaboration with a quasi-security outfit on visibility policing patrol arrested the suspects.”
The PPRO stated that investigation revealed that the main suspect was from Kano State who rented two houses at Shehu Wunti Housing Quarters.
He was said to have come to Bauchi through one Jamilu Isah of ‘Yankaba in Kano State to connive with other members of the gang and terrorize Bauchi communities, particularly Shehu Wunti Housing Quarters.
The Police Spokesperson, Ahmed Wakili, explained that the suspects, armed with dangerous weapons, criminally conspired among themselves and trespassed into a house belonging to one Dr. Kabiru Umar of Shehu Wunti Quarters Bauchi.
The suspects, according to the statement, confessed to the offences of attempting to rob their victim of his car, a Peugeot, dark-blue in color and other valuable items, but they were chased and arrested.
“At the point of arrest, the following items were recovered from them:
“Two empty white leathers of new machetes, One Honda Car ignition key and Two Qlink motorcycle ignition keys,” the statement added.
The PPRO noted that investigation is ongoing to trace and arrest the remaining gang members, assuring that the suspects will be profiled and charged to court for the established offenses, upon completion of the investigation.
The suspects with the Peugeot car attempted to be stolen.
