5 robbers arrested in Bauchi
Men of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested five suspected armed robbers in the Unguwan Shongel and Tirwun areas of Bauchi metropolis for terrorising residents of Shehu Wunti Housing Estate. The command’s spokesman, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement, said that investigation revealed that one of the suspects, from Kano […]
Men of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested five suspected armed robbers in the Unguwan Shongel and Tirwun areas of Bauchi metropolis for terrorising residents of Shehu Wunti Housing Estate.
The command’s spokesman, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement, said that investigation revealed that one of the suspects, from Kano State, rented two houses in the Shehu Wunti Housing Estate through one Jamilu Isah and connived with other members of the gang to terrorise Bauchi communities, particularly Shehu Wunti Housing Estate.
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Wakil explained that the suspects, armed with weapons, trespassed into a house belonging to one Dr Kabiru Umar of Shehu Wunti Quarters and attempted to rob him of his car and other valuable items.
The statement reads in part: “On January 23, 2024, a team of detectives in collaboration with a quasi-security outfit on visibility policing patrol arrested the following suspects: Musbahu Umar (23), Salim Hamisu (30), Sadiq Nura, aka Abba (22), Abubakar Aliyu (22) and Mohammed Mohammed (20) of Unguwan Shongel and Tirwun areas. During interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crimes.”