By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi –
Detectives of the Nigeria Police Force, have arrested a 400-Level student of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi, for allegedly being in possession of firearms.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in the state on Wednesday.
Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, said that preliminary investigation reveal that the suspect had been in possession of illegal firearms adding that he (the suspect) claimed that they belonged to one Samson Irimiya who had earlier been arrested and is in detention undergoing investigation.
He said: “On 13th January, 2024 at about 12.00pm, detectives attached to C’ Divisional Police Headquarters led by the DPO, SP Abubakar Pindiga, acted on Credible Intelligence from a vigilante group and arrested one Mike James Habila, male, a 400-Level student of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, at the student residence in Gubi village via Bauchi for illegal possession of firearms.
“Preliminary Investigation uncovered the suspects had illegally possessed two different types of firearms which include thus; one locally-made gun, one locally-made piston; 9mm live ammunition.
“During Interrogation, the defendant confessed to the crime, his statement which was recorded under the word of caution claimed that the weapons belonged to one Samson Irimiya alias Zaddeos, male, who was previously arrested in possession of a locally made pistol on 24th May, 2021.
“Thereafter, a search warrant was executed. Investigation is in progress to truncate all related cases of firearms in Bauchi.”
Similarly, he said that in a related development, a case of criminal breach of trust, forgery, criminal misappropriation, and obtaining money under false pretense was reported at Area Command metro by one Abdulrahman Auwal, male of new GRA, Bauchi in the accompany of the following victims: Nwachukwu Ezra, Linus Ikechukwu, Oriowo Toluwani, Al-Amin Maina Lawal, Ibrahim Musa Baraya, Anyim David Ogali, Ekumah Heavy Emmanuel, Abbas Abdulkadir, Muhammad Lawal, Layegue Emmanuel.
The arrested fraud suspect
“The above-mentioned complainants individually entrusted one Timothy Oseni, male (28) of Yelwa anguwan kusu Bauchi with their money, the sum of N663,000, in his business café center (crystal clear business center) situated within the compound of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Yelwa campus for their school fees registration.
“On receipt of the complaint, a team of detectives attached to the Area Command Metro swung into action and arrested the culprits.
“Preliminary Investigation revealed that the accused person dishonestly and fraudulently collected the alleged amount for the registration and later fraudulently used a wasted registration slip, edited and presented it to them as their registration slip.
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to have forged so many registrations slip for the student of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi,” he said.
The Police Spokesman said that investigation is still ongoing, after which the suspect will be charged to court for the established offenses accordingly.
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