BAUCHI POLICE ARREST TWO DRUG SUSPECTS, FOUR OTHERS OVER FARMER’S MURDER
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspected drug traffickers and recovered 69 blocks of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp in the state.
The command also arrested four suspects in connection with the alleged murder of a 45-year-old farmer, Garba Abdullahi, in the Gadau area of the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, saying the arrests were part of the command’s sustained operations against crime and criminality.
Habib said that on September 21, 2026, at about 3pm, operatives attached to the Gadau Division, acting on credible intelligence, intercepted a black Sharon Wagon with registration number WKA 805 along Sharfolli village, Atafowa District.
According to him, the vehicle was suspected to be conveying illicit drugs.
The PPRO said the police team arrested two suspects, Shu’aibu Umar, 35, and Isah Ibrahim, 20, both residents of Atafowa village, Itas/Gadau Local Government Area.
He said the suspects were allegedly found in possession of 69 blocks of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp concealed in bags of groundnut.
“The suspects are in custody, while the exhibits have been recovered,” Habib said.
In a related development, the PPRO said the command received a report on September 22 that Abdullahi had been attacked while returning from his farm.
He said the victim was allegedly attacked by four men who accused him of being responsible for the illness of one Sawaida Dahiru.
According to Habib, the suspects, identified as Shitu Dahiru, 25; Magaji Dahiru, 42; Sabi’u Auwalu, 20; and Abbah Abdulzahar, 19, allegedly stabbed and macheted Abdullahi on different parts of his body, leaving him unconscious.
Police operatives reportedly evacuated the victim to the General Hospital, Azare, where he was later confirmed dead by a medical doctor.
His remains were subsequently released to his relatives for burial.
The police spokesman said all four suspects had been arrested and the case transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Bauchi for discreet investigation and prosecution.
The Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Command, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, condemned what he described as the increasing cases of jungle justice and self-help based on superstitious beliefs.
Aliyu warned that nobody had the right to take another person’s life under any guise.
The command urged residents to continue providing timely and credible information to the police and advised citizens against taking the law into their own hands.
The development comes about 10 days after the Oyo State Police Command arrested a suspected drug dealer in the Apata area of Ibadan.
The Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, said the suspect, identified as Rilwan, was arrested around 8am on Friday, September 11, 2026, following credible intelligence.
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