By; Mohammed Kawu, Bauchi
Police Authorities in Bauchi have called on all stakeholders in the state to join hands with them through various strategic policing methods in the drive to end all forms of insecurity and crimes for a crime-free society in which each and every citizen will sleep with his/her two eyes closed.
The state commissioner of police in Bauchi, CP Auwal Musa Mohammed who gave this assurance, also called on the people of the state to maintain vigilant in their neighborhood and report any detected suspicious movement to the police in the efforts to forestall possible breakdown of law and order, loss of life and or, property damage.
The call by the Bauchi police chief is coming on wheels of the arrest of 13 armed robbery suspects who all along travelled a distance of about 200 km from Bauchi to Misau where the perpetrated the criminal act of invading and attacking people’s residences at Makara-huta area of Misau township.
“On 21st February, 2024 at about 0230hrs information at the Command disposal revealed that some unknown (Men of the underworld) armed with dangerous weapons invaded and attacked people’s residents at Jakabinne area Misau LGA, Bauchi State”, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil said in Bauchi.
“A team of detectives led by the DPO Misau Divisional Police Headquarters swiftly swung into action and rushed to the scene, on arrival, the operatives came under fire from the armed robbers but were repelled with superior fire powers by the operatives. As a result of the gun duel, the ring leader was injured from gunshots, while others scampered through the nearby bushes with possible gunshots”.
Wakil explained that the ringleader, Uzaifa Abdullahi, alias ‘Majidadi’ of Kofar Dumi in Bauchi metropolis, in his last moment, confessed that they were about thirteen(13) in number that converged and entered Misau for armed robbery, after which operation, one locally-made pistol, five handsets, and sum of N24, 665 operations were recovered from the gang leader.
Furthermore, Intel at the disposal of the Command, that the hoodlums were from Bauchi and they were about thirteen (13) in number that invaded Misau for the operation. Led by Uzaifa Abdullahi alias Majidadi of Kofar Dumi. Preliminary investigation pinpointed the following suspicious persons who were immediately arrested to ascertain their culpability over the alleged armed robbery attack.
They are Jamilu Ibrahim (22 years), a resident of Railway Quarters, Bauchi; Nuhu Ya,u (19 years) a resident of Unguwan Karofi Bauchi; Abubakar Abdulmumin (22 years) a resident of Railway quarters, close to ECWA 2 church, Bauchi; Alhassan Hussaini (20 years) a resident of Unguwan Kandahar, Bauchi; Uzaifa Abdullahi (died in the hospital), a resident Kofar Dumi
During interrogation, the defendant freely confessed to having partaken in the alleged act, as they also indicted their gang members who are now at large, namely Abdullahi Master (Abdul Master), a resident of Unguwan koila Bauchi; Abdul Dan Umma, resident of Unguwan Kandahar, Bauchi; Ismael Labatu (CID) Kofar Dumi; Prado ( Kwanan Koila Bauchi), and Ambulo, a resident of Unnguwan Koila.
According to the command’s spokesperson, PPRO Wakinvestmentvest litigation is still ongoing, and efforts have been intensified to arrest the remaining accomplices.
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