
The Bauchi State Po- lice Command has arrested seven noto- rious kidnappers at Babar- ko village via Pali district and Yalo Karekare Digare villages, Gwana villages in Alkaleri LGA of the state. The development was sequel to the directive of new Commissioner of Police, CP Auwal Musa Muhammad to the unend- ing and relentless commit- ment of the Command to
tackling all forms of crime and criminality in the state. A release issued by the Command’s PPRO Ahmed Wakil, said the arrested suspected kidnap syndicate are; Isah Gambo ‘m’ 25yrs, Hamza Ali ‘m’ 26yrs, Ali Isyaku ‘m’ 27 yrs, Danlami Isyaku ‘m’ 30yrs, Abubakar Isyaku ‘m’ 25yrs, Adamu Alh. Lado ‘m’ 30yrs and Usman Dan Asibi, AKA Na Mansur 30yrs all of
Man- sur and Papa Yalo villages. He said, preliminary investigation revealed that the aforementioned suspects are the notorious kidnappers terrorizing the Alkaleri community & beyond. Raids and searches were conducted at their various hideouts and the following calibres of prohibited firearms were recovered; One (1) locally- made revolver pistol, One (1) locally-
made AK-47 rifle, One (1) locally-made fabri- cated pistol, One (1) locally- made pump action During interrogation, the suspects confessed to the commission of the crime and more. A discreet investigation has been launched after which the suspects will be charged to court for prosecution on the established offences accordingly. In another development, on
14/07/2023 at about 0700hrs, one Saleh Ahmadu ‘m’ of Ayas village Jama’are LGA a commercial motorcyclist reported that on 13/07/2023 at about 2030hrs, two unknown per- sons boarded his unreg- istered motorcycle from Jama’are town to Arabic teachers college Jama’are located in the outskirt of Jama’are. On reaching the school, they used an iron rod to hit
him on the head and snatched his motorcycle. He raised an alarm and people came to his rescue. In the process, the suspects abandoned the motorcycle and escaped. On receipt of the report, a team of police- men led by the DPO moved to the scene. One Munkailu Ha- runa ‘m’ aged 22yrs of Gandi- yel village Itas Gadau LGA was arrested. Exhibits re- covered
from the suspect include one knife, one iron rod used in per- petrating the heinous crime and a bag, in- vestigation is in progress, Wakil said.
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