Bauchi police arrest nine robbery suspects

The Bauchi state police command has arrested nine suspects for alleged robbery and other offences in the Bauchi metropolis.

This is contained in a statement by the command’s spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakil, in Bauchi.

He said that operatives of the command apprehended the suspects on January 15 in connection with robbery and attacks on residents of the area.

The suspects are Sani Mohammed, 27; Suleiman Mohammed, 19; Imrana Abbas, 19; Ibrahim Muhammed, 18; Hassan Alhassan, 18; and Babangida Salisu, 20.

Ahmed said the police recovered two matches, three knives, and four mobile phones from the suspects.

The suspects armed with weapons unleashed terror on innocent citizens and looted.

He said that operatives of the command recovered a locally made revolver with three 7.62mm live ammunition from the suspect.