Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a total of 72 suspects for committing various crimes in the state.
Police Public Relations Officer, Kamal Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement forwarded to Channels Television on Saturday.
He said ‘Operation Puff Adder’ arrested 72 suspects in connection with armed robbery and kidnapping among other crimes in October.
.Among those arrested were two high profile and notorious suspects on the police wanted list.
The two notorious suspects are 23 year old, Nazifi Yakubu, Ibrahim Yusuf 26, and five members of their gang. Their names are Nura Mohd (20), Umar Yusuf (21), Usman Ahmadu (22), Umar Ismail (20), and Yusuf Adamu (19).
Abubakar said the 72 armed robbery suspects had been involved in armed robbery attacks on residents of the Bauchi metropolis.
”Gida Dubu, Fadaman Mada, GRA, Waterboard Quarters, Turum, Madina Quarters and Bakaro among others all within Bauchi metropolis.
“The suspects also confessed to have killed Usman Mohammed in the month of April 2019 along Zaranda Hotel,” Abubakar said.
According to him, some of the victims have identified the suspects as responsible for the attacks and robbery against them.
Abubakar said the police also arrested two gangs of kidnappers. And others involved in criminal conspiracy, theft, receiving stolen property, thuggery, and possession of dangerous weapons.
”The Police recovered from the suspects 10 assorted firearms, five cartridges, 20 machetes and two vehicles and two motorcycles.
Abubakar request the public to provide useful information and report incidents promptly to the police and other security agencies.
