The paraded suspects
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi –
The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed that two people were killed after hoodlums attacked a send forth ceremony in the Gudum Hausawa area of the state.
The command’s spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakil, said in a statement that the send forth was organized by a retired Police officer on April 22nd, for his daughter who was planning to get married but the hoodlums stormed the venue with machetes, knives and other dangerous weapons and attacked guests.
The spokesman said: “During the week under review, the Command has fought tirelessly in raising the policing standard which has led to significant milestone in the combat against crime and criminality. Worthy of note is the successful operation that led to the arrest of suspected hoodlums terrorizing Gudun Hausawa, Gudun Siyawa and Gudun Fulani in the Bauchi metropolitan respectively.
“On April 22nd, 2022, in a related development, sequel to the communal clash in Gudun Hausawa, that one Ezra Yari, a retired Police officer, organized a wedding send-forth for his daughter Halima Yari at Gudun Hausawa of area Bauchi metro. In the process, some thugs hijacked the occasion, entered his house using dangerous weapons like machetes, knives and in the process, injuring some youths.
“On receipt of the information, a team of detectives swiftly move to the scene and evacuated the injured persons to Specialist Hospital Bauchi, where two persons: Gift Felix (17), Male and Shalon Memdir (18) all of gudun hausawa were certified dead,” he stated.
He said seven suspects were arrested in connection with the case saying that they are: Abdulrahman Isa (19), Buhari Hassan (26), Abubakar Yessaalu (15),
Habibu Muazu (19), Jafar Haruna (30), Gaddafi Shayibu (21) and Umar Muazu (20), all males and residents of Gudun Fulani.
Exhibits recovered from the suspects, according to him, include two sticks, one sharp knife (Gario) and one digging tool (matoni) just as he said that they confessed to the crime, after which they will be charged to court at the conclusion of the investigation accordingly.
The Police Spokesman further said that operatives attached to the Command busted a gang of interstate armed robbery and car snatching suspects.
He said three suspects including two dismissed cadet officers of the Nigeria Defence Academy who have been terrorizing residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Kaduna, Bauchi and Kano states among others, were arrested at a hotel in Bauchi.
Wakil said: “In line with our commitment in cracking down criminals, the command has made adequate use of intelligence gathering towards continues maintenance of law and order and this has continued to yield positively.
“Based on reliable In-tel that suspected criminal syndicates notorious for interstate armed robbery and car snatching, On April 1st, 2022 at about 8.30am a high-profile criminals who have been terrorizing the FCT, Bauchi, Kano and Kaduna states among others were
“The following suspects were arrested in a hotel rooms in Bauchi: Ado Musa, male (44) of Hema village, Biu, Borno State (Ring Leader), Mohammed Abdul-Aziz Sani, male (28) of No. 4 Faith Close, Mando, Kaduna. (a dismissed Cadet officer of 65 Regular Course, Nigeria Defense Academy (NDA) who joined the Nigerian Navy in 2017 and dismissed in November 2021) and Mustapha Garba Yaro, male (28) of Tanudu, Kofar Gadon Kaya, Kano. (a dismissed cadet officer of 65 Regular Course, NDA, Kaduna).
“Findings revealed that on same day of their arrest at about 8.30am, they had conspired among themselves to rob some innocent citizens within the Bauchi metro,” he stated.
Exhibits recovered from them, according to him, included one service pistol, seven loaded live ammunition, one Jack Knife, one Army T-shirt and a first aid box
He said that upon interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime and revealed to have networks spread across various states, adding that investigation is ongoing after which the suspects will be charged to court for prosecution.
