Crime
Rifles and N8.4M were Recovered by Bauchi Police from a Suspected 20-year-old Kidnapper.
Rifles and N8.4M were recovered by Bauchi Police from a suspected 20-year-old kidnapper.
Abubakar Isah, 20, a suspected kidnapper, has been detained by the Bauchi State Police Command, and weapons, ammunition, and N8.4 million in cash have also been found.
Isah was detained on September 16, 2022, at around 5:30 p.m., according to the state commissioner of police (CP), Umar Sanda, who led Isah and other suspects through the state police parade yesterday. NewsReport gathered.
According to the CP, Isah was detained for criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, kidnapping, and possession of illegal weapons and ammunition. Isah is from Tashan Daudu Soro via Ganjuwa Local Council at Gobirawa axis.
He said: “N8.466,000.00, one SMG rifle with 92 live ammunition, one empty magazine SMG OFN rifle, one 7.62mm caliber of live ammunition, eight different models of phones, one MP3, one Honda motorcycle and a cutlass were recovered from Isah.”
The CP added that his operatives arrested six suspects at Sabon-Gida village, Tafawa Balewa Local Council of Bauchi State, and Guram Wase Local Council of Plateau State.
The suspects include Adamu Aliyu, 35, alias (Do something) a member of a vigilante group, Adamu Abdullahi, 35, of Guram village in Plateau State, a member of the vigilante group, Longnan Bali, 60, alias (Guguwa) of Guram village in Plateau State.
Others are members of a vigilante group, Hassan Muhammed, 32; Yakubu Muhammadu, 25 and Umar Abdullahi, 34.
“The above-mentioned suspects alleged to have criminally conspired with others while armed with AK-47 rifles, pistols, and other dangerous weapons, carried out series of kidnapping, robbery, banditry, and cattle rustling along Alkaleri, Dass, Tafawa Balewa, Bagoro, and Toro councils of Bauchi State, and extended their criminal activities to the neighboring towns, which include: Wase, Dengi Kanam, Langtang north, Kanke and Mangu councils of Plateau State respectively.
“The following exhibits were recovered from the suspects: one AK-47 rifle with 30 rounds of live ammunition. Two beretta pistols, 58 rounds of live ammunition,” the commissioner added.
