Police operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested six suspects involved in a violent robbery attack on two forestry officials, Mohammed Musa and Auwal Maidawa, who were attached to the Giade Emirate Council.
A press release made available to newsmen by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Nafiu Habib, said the suspects were arrested by the Giade Division of the command.
The PPRO said the operatives acted on information received from a good Samaritan on the 9th of January at about 0300 hrs to carry out the arrest.
SP Habib said the arrest came after the suspects, armed with cutlasses, knives, sticks, and a dane gun, numbering about seven (7), criminally conspired and attacked Mohammed Musa, AKA Baushe, aged 40 years, and Auwal Maidawa, both of Giade LGA, Bauchi, who are members of the Nigerian Forestry and Security Services attached to Giade Emirate Council.
According to SP Habib, the suspects, armed with cutlasses, knives, and a Dane gun, robbed the officials of valuables, including a Dane gun, torchlight, and a handset.
He mentioned the arrested suspects to include Aminu Abdulkadir, Habu Musa, Adamu Samaila, Yusuf Sabo, Abdullahi Garba, and Dan Azare, all from Giade town.
He said preliminary investigations revealed that they were responsible for terrorising Giade town, committing house break-ins, and stealing valuables worth N1.2 million. ¹
The PPRO stated that recovered items from the suspects include two red Boxer motorcycles, sharp knives, a saw for shop or housebreaking, four ATM cards, a motorcycle ignition switch with a key, and three capacitors.
He noted that the suspects will be arraigned in court for established offences.
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