The Command has detained 25-year-old Anas Auwal’m’ of Bauchi State’s Tsangaya village after apprehending him in connection with the abduction and horrific murder of five-year-old Abba Yahuza’m’ of the same location.
The preliminary investigation revealed that on October 11, 2022, at or around 1400 hours, the suspect used candy to entice the victim into his room. The victim’s father was then threatened with bringing the sum of five million naira (N5, 000,000.00) as ransom, but the father informed the suspect that he couldn’t raise the required amount, according to SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil in a statement signed on behalf of the Commissioner of Police for Bauchi State Command.
The victim knew the culprit, and the suspect eventually realized that if he let the victim go, his identity would be made public.
So, the suspect made the decision to kill the victim by hacking him to death in his room. He then waited until nightfall, wrapped the body in a sack, and buried it in a little hole.
The suspect has admitted to the crime after being charged with it and taken to court by police commissioner CP Umar Mamman Sanda.
In a similar spirit, the CP has recommended parents and legal representatives to be watchful and security-conscious regarding the whereabouts of their children.
Regarding the criminal plot, armed robbery, kidnapping, and having illegal firearms and ammunition, the statement also stated that;
The home of Samaila Gidado “m” of Gayar Mukal Duguri district Alkaleri LGA Bauchi State was raided on October 25, 2022, at around 02:30 a.m. Abubakar Yakubu “m,” age 20, AKA (Dogo), and Abdullahi Adamu “m,” age 40, all of Quanpan LGA Plateau State, criminally conspired with others now at large while armed with AK-47 rifles and other
After receiving information that the suspects had been spotted in a bush, a tactical team was quickly assembled to cordon off the area and engage in a gun duel. Due to the superior firepower, two of the suspects were injured and were successfully arrested, while the other two managed to escape with gun injuries. All efforts have been made to locate and apprehend the remaining suspects.
Following orders from the Chief of Police of the Bauchi State Police Command, CP Umar Mamman Sanda, fdc, psc, mnim, to all DPOs and tactical Commanders to maintain a crackdown on criminal elements in the State, the Command has been successful in dismantling a motorcycle-stealing gang in Bauchi State and elsewhere.
On November 1, 2022, at around 1400 hours, acting on intelligence, members of the 10th PMF stationed at Ali Kwara’s home in Azare, Katagum LGA, Bauchi, detained ten (10) male suspects who were terrorizing the city of Bauchi and its surroundings.
Suspects who were detained include:
27-year-old Tumpurin Area resident Bala Babayo (also known as Gucho)
Mohammed Idris “m” of Naibawa, 30 years old Kansas State
Abdullahi Usman “m,” a 26-year-old resident of Unguwa Uku, Kano State
Aminu Mohammed, “m,” 30 years old, from Kakin Kasuwa Budge State
Gadan ‘Kaya resident Imrana Sani, age 31, Kansas State
40-year-old Gayawa resident Said Sani “m” Kansas State
Abdulmalik Musa, 23, of the Nasarawu Ningi LGA in Bauchi
Abdulkarim Ahmed’m’, a 27-year-old resident of Azare in Katagum LGA, Bauchi
29-year-old Nasarawu Ningi LGA resident Ahmed Ali “m”
Yahaya Ya’u, 35, is from the Unguwar-yobe Shira LGA in Bauchi.
According to an investigation, the syndicate that terrorized Bauchi State and neighboring States under the leadership of Babayo AKA (Gucco) to commit the act had taken different kinds of motorcycles from various strategically chosen locations, including mosques, gas stations, and viewing centers, respectively.
recoverable exhibits;
one motorcycle made by Boxer Bajaj
While the investigation is ongoing for the potential recovery of the remaining stolen motorcycles, the police commissioner orders that the suspects be charged to court for prosecution.
He also counsels parents and guardians to warn their children against engaging in criminal activity because the Command will not hesitate to use all available resources to fight, handle, and neutralize criminal activity and tendencies in the State.
