The Bauchi State Police Command says it has arrested armed robbery suspects who have been terrorising citizens and killing their victims.

The Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State, Garba Baba Umar, made the disclosure on Wednesday, while parading some of the suspects at the Command Headquarters.

The Commissioner disclosed that police detectives attached to Tafawa Balewa Housing Estate in collaboration with Neighbourhood Watch at Madina quarters arrested three robbery suspects for their involvement.

In a statement issuedon Wednesday, the Command’s PRO Haruna Mohammed

gave the names of the arrested persons as Garba Abdulmumini, male aged 25 years of Madina quarters, Bauchi; Mohammed A. Musa, a.k.a Daji, male, aged 22 years of Tudun Salmanu Ward and Munkaila Mohammed, a.k.a Babawo, male, aged 28 years of Tudun Ward.

The police said the suspects invaded the house of one Abubakar Mohammed, male, of Madina quarters Bauchi, beat and robbed him of his Samsung Galaxy handset and cash sum of N18,000 at gun point and fled. Exhibits recovered from the suspects include one fabricated gun, four live 62mm ammunition, one sharp knife, 11sticks of cigarette and other incriminating items.

“Meanwhile,” said the statement, “preliminary investigation further revealed that the principal suspect Abdulmumini Garba bought the rifle from one Barnabas Ayuba male, aged 26 years of Yelwa at the cost of N21,000. He was subsequently arrested and voluntarily confessed.

“It would be recalled that on 27/4/2017 at about 2030hrs, between Rimin Zayan and Polchi Road in Toro LGA, J5 Boxer vehicle with Reg. No. TRR 244XA was attacked by armed robbers in the process, the bus conductor one Kamalu Dan-Azumi male was shot dead and the driver, one Muktari Haladu, male of Polchi village was short on his right arm.

“Discreet investigation by the Police in collaboration with Danga Vigilante Group led to the arrest of the following suspects; Muktari Aliyu male, aged 22 years, of Barikin Ladi, Jos East LGA of Plateau State, Adamu Umaru, a.k.a Bayero, male, aged 24 years, of Bukuru Jos North, Sabiu Musa, male, aged 27 years, of Magama Gumau, Toro LGA, Umaru Abdullahi, male, aged 25 years, of Rimin Zayan, Toro LGA, Abdullahi Abubakar, male, aged 25 years, of Rimin Zayan, Toro LGA and Mohammed Saidu, male, aged 25 years, of Magama Gumau, Toro LGA.

“Exhibit Recovered from them include one AK 47 rifle, seven rounds of 7.62 live ammunition and four handsets of different varieties.

“In another development, following intelligence report, Police detectives attached to Ningi Division discovered a decomposed body of yet to be identified person at Yuga forest in Ningi LGA of Bauchi State May 14, 2017.

“One AK47 rifle with Breach No. 3200962 and 27 live ammunitions of 7.6mm was also recovered beside the corpse. However, Social Welfare Department was contacted with a view to burying the victim after post-mortem examination.

“All cases are under investigation after which suspects would be charged to court for prosecution.”