Photos: Bauchi State Police paraded suspected armed robbers who shot dead a bus conductor

The Bauchi State Police Command on Wednesday 17th May paraded suspected armed robbers arrested in various part of the state.

Briefing newsmen at the Command Headquarters, Garba Baba Umar  the Commissioner of Police, said that on 10th May, police detectives attached to Tafawa Balewa Housing Estate in collaboration with neighborhood watch at Madina quarters arrested members of an armed robbery gang. The suspects are:

Garba Abdulmumini, male, 25 years from Madina quarters Bauchi 
Mohammed A. Musa, AKA Daji male, 22 years from Tudun Salmanu Ward 
Munkaila Mohammed, AKA Babawo, male, 28 years from Tudun Ward.

The suspects had on Monday, 8th May, invaded the house of one Abubakar Mohammed of Madina quarters Bauchi, beat and robbed him of his Samsung Galaxy handset and cash sum of eighteen thousand Naira at gun point and fled.

Exhibits recovered from the suspects include:
Four live 62mm Ammunition 

One Fabricated Gun
One Sharp and pointy dagger
Eleven sticks of cigaratte and other incriminating items.

Meanwhile, preliminary investigation further revealed that the principal suspect Abdulmumini Garba bought the rifle from one Barnabas Ayuba male, 26 years, of Yelwa at the cost of twenty one thousand Naira only (N21,000.00). He was subsequently arrested and voluntarily confessed.

"It will be recalled that on 27th day of April 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, one Kamalu Dan-Azumi the bus conductor, a male was shot dead and the bus driver, one Muktari Haladu, male from Polchi village was shot 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, 22 years from Barikin Ladi Jos East LGA Plateau
Adamu Umaru, AKA Bayero male, 24 years fromBukuru Jos North
Sabiu Musa, male, 27 years from Magama Gumau, Toro LGA
Umaru Abdullahi, male, 25 years from Rimin Zayan, Toro LGA
Abdullahi Abubakar, male, years from Rimin Zayan, Toro LGA
Mohammed saidu, male, years from Magama Gumau, Toro LGA.

Exhibit Recovered from them include:

Seven Rounds of 7.62 live ammunition 

One (1) AK 47rifle
Four handsets of different variaties 

In another development, on the 14 day of May, at about 05:03pm, 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.

One AK47 rifle with Breach No 3200962 and 27 live ammunition of 7.6mm was also recovered beside the copse. However, social welfare Department was contacted with the view in order to bury the victim after postmoterm examination.

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

source: lindsa ikejis blog