The Bauchi Police Command has arrested six suspects for vandalizing electrical installations and neutralized two bandits in separate operations across the state.
The Police operatives on night patrol arrested Hamza Mohammed (20) of Gwallameji and Mustapha Sa’idu (22) of Rafin Tambari on January 14, 2025, for allegedly breaking into a residence in Rafin Tambari, Bauchi, and stealing two vehicle tyres and two bags of cement worth N249,000.
Further investigations revealed that the duo, along with an accomplice, Aliyu Musa, had also vandalized aluminum electric conductors belonging to Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED).
The suspects were said to have confessed to selling the stolen items to one Al-Ameen Ibrahim in the IDC area of Bauchi.
Recovered exhibits include a bunch of aluminum electric conductors, one hacksaw, and one Jincheng motorcycle.
The suspects will be prosecuted in collaboration with JED’s Bauchi branch.
In a separate operation on February 4, 2025, officers from Alkaleri Divisional Police Headquarters, in collaboration with Special Hunters, launched a security raid in Gwana District and surrounding border areas with Taraba, Plateau, and Gombe States.
Acting on intelligence, security operatives tracked suspected bandits to Dajin Madan Forest, leading to a confrontation.
Spokesman of the Command, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil in a statement issued on Wednesday revealed that two bandits were neutralized, while others reportedly sustained injuries and fled into nearby bushes.
Recovered items include one AK-49 assault rifle and nine rounds of live ammunition.
The police spokesman reaffirmed the command’s commitment to combating crime, urging residents to remain vigilant and security conscious.
