Bauchi Police Arrest Five-Member Armed Robbery Gang

On Tuesday, the Bauchi State Police Command said that it arrested a five-member armed robbery gang on September 26, for attacking and injuring a victim that resides in Gwallameji area of Bauchi.

This was confirmed in a press release signed by the state’s Police Public Relations, DSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil.

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According to the PPRO, the gang members broke into the room of one Fukaihat Ayuba Isah at Banana Island Lodge in Gwallameji, injured her and made away with her valuables.

Wakil disclosed that the items stolen by the robbers are a box containing her clothes; Zinox Laptop; Itel mobile phone; mattresses; gas cylinder and a purse containing the sum of N700.

DSP Wakil added that one cutlass with bloodstain; one jackknife, one knife and three sanitary pads were recovered from the gang members as exhibits.

He said, “On receipt of the report, a team of policemen was drafted to the scene. The victim was rushed to ATBU Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, where she is currently on admission.

“Upon preliminary investigation, all the suspects were arrested in possession of some of the items mentioned above. All of them confessed to having committed the crime.”

The PPRO stated that the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation.

The gang members are; Endurance Luya (28); Daniel Adamu, aka Small (20); Emmanuel Hassan, aka Junior (23); Aliyu Sulaiman, aka Aljan (25) and Yunusa Ali, aka Raka (19).