By: Monday Danladi, Bauchi
Bauchi State Police Command has arrested Six electric installation vandals while the stolen items were recovered.
The Command also arrested Three Gender-based violence suspects who threatened to kill their victims and are set to be arraigned in court.
According to the Command PPRO, CSP Ahmed Wakili, on the 25th December 2024, detectives attached to the Command, while on night visibility patrol, intercepted one Hamza Mohammed aged 20 of Gwallameji area of Bauchi, Mustapha Sa’idu, aged 22 of Rafin Tambari, who conspired among themselves, trespassed into a house situated at Rafin Tambari area of Bauchi and stole two wheels of vehicle tyre and two bags of cement valued at the sum of N249,000 as estimated.
As reported on the 14th of January 2025, the same gang, including one other member named Aliyu Musa conspired among themselves and vandalised an electric aluminium conductor belonging to Jos Electricity Power Company (JED) at Tambari housing Estate, Bauchi State.
During the investigations, both suspects freely confessed to the crime committed, and it was further revealed that the suspects had already negotiated with one Al-ameen Ibrahim behind the IDC area of Bauchi to purchase the stolen items at his liberty price.
The exhibits recovered from the suspects included a bunch of electric aluminium conductor, One hacksaw, One Jincheng motorcycle.
Investigation is ongoing, after which the suspects will be charged to court for the established offence in collaboration with Jos Electric Distribution Company, Bauchi Branch, for prosecution.
For gender -based violence, on the 25th January 2025, the operatives attached to Kirfi Divisional Police headquarters, following information, arrested Shehu Isah ‘aged 45 of Unguwan Karofi, via Kirfi LGA, Bauchi State.
The suspect allegedly lured a Five -year-old girl (names withheld), and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her in his room.
In a related case, on the 16th of January 2025, Detectives attached to Ningi Divisional Police headquarters received a report that on the 15th of January 2025, a Ten-year-old girl (name withheld) reportedly went missing.
Upon investigation, it was discovered that on the same date at about 2230hrs, one Shafi’u Sule of Katsinawa Tabulawa village was apprehended with the missing girl by Police operatives in conjunction with members of quasi-security around Tsohuwar Ningi area of Ningi LGA, Bauchi State.
Investigation into the case revealed that the suspect threatened to cut off the victim’s tongue and burn her alive if she dared to shout for help.
During interrogation, the suspect willingly corroborated the victim’s statement; the Commissioner of Police directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Bauchi for further investigation, after which the suspect will be profiled and charged to court for the established offence for prosecution accordingly.
