Police arrest suspect, recover 18 stolen rams in Bauchi

Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested a suspect and recovered 18 stolen rams during an intelligence-led operation in Bauchi metropolis. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He said operatives attached to the Area Command, Bauchi Metropolis, intercepted a white Hummer bus with registration […]

Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested a suspect and recovered 18 stolen rams during an intelligence-led operation in Bauchi metropolis.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.

He said operatives attached to the Area Command, Bauchi Metropolis, intercepted a white Hummer bus with registration number DELTA WW-882 ZR and a dark ash Toyota Camry with registration number BAUCHI NNG-293-AA along Gubi Road.

According to him, the vehicles were loaded with 18 rams suspected to have been stolen.

Habib said one suspect, Sayyadi Abubakar, 58, from Tahoua Town in Maradi State, Niger Republic, was arrested at the scene.

During interrogation, the suspect allegedly confessed to conspiring with one Alhaji Ibrahim and four other accomplices, who are currently at large, to steal the animals from a location opposite A.A. Kunya Filling Station along Murtala Mohammed Way in Bauchi.

The police spokesman further disclosed that the syndicate allegedly changes vehicle number plates to those of states they visit to aid their operations.

He said efforts were ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects, adding that the case would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, reiterated the command’s commitment to tackling criminal activities and urged residents to continue providing credible information to security agencies.