Police arrest 11 suspected armed robbers in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested 11 suspected armed robbers in connection with the gruesome killing of Ahmad Lawan.
The suspects are Abdulwahab Adamu, Nuruddeen Kabiru, Saidu Ibrahim, Hamza Abdullahi, Isah Abdulrasheed, Garba Abdulwahab, Abubakar Kabiru, Muhammad Musa, Abdullahi Umar, Muhammad Umar and Ali Umar, all of Unguwan Kur area, Bauchi.
In a statement signed by SP Ahmed Wakil, command’s spokesperson, and issued to journalists in Bauchi, he said the case of culpable homicide was reported at the D Division Police Headquarters by a good Samaritan.
According to him, the report revealed that two individuals went to the residence of Ahmad Lawan, 29, also known as Soje, of Sabon Kasuwa, an alleged Sara-suka member, knocked on his door, and stabbed him in the chest when he responded. The attackers then fled to an unknown location.
Wakil said that upon receiving the report, operatives attached to the D Division, led by CSP Mubarak Sani Baba, the Divisional Police Officer, swiftly mobilised to the scene and evacuated the victim to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi, where he was confirmed dead by a medical doctor.
He disclosed that investigations identified Abubakar Ibrahim, also known as Duduwa, and Abubakar Mohammed as the prime suspects.
Wakil further said that one of the suspects, Abubakar Ibrahim, initially fled but was later sighted at Mararraban Liman-Katagum and apprehended by local vigilantes.
“While the suspect was being transported to the police station, irate youths at Kwanar Kwaila intercepted the vigilantes and attacked the suspect with cutlasses, leaving him with fractures in both hands and a deep head injury,” the statement added.
The spokesman noted that police operatives swiftly responded to a distress call, dispersed the mob, rescued the suspect and took him to ATBUTH for medical attention.
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Wakil quoted Sani-Omolori Aliyu, Commissioner of Police, as warning parents, guardians and community leaders to caution their wards against being used to disrupt the peace in the state.
The Commissioner reiterated that the command would not hesitate to deal decisively with anyone or group found culpable of breaching the peace.
“Those in violation will be arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law, as the Command has deployed tactical teams strategically and directed them to ensure full enforcement,” he added.
