BAUCHI POLICE ARREST TWO SUSPECTS OVER ALLEGED ROBBERY, MACHETE ATTACK
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of a gang accused of robbing residents and inflicting machete injuries on them in Bauchi metropolis.
The suspects, identified as Salisu Ibrahim, 19, and Shuaibu A. Ladan, 21, were arrested over alleged armed robbery and causing grievous hurt following an attack on two residents of the state capital.
The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying the arrests formed part of efforts to curb thuggery and other violent crimes in the state.
Habib said the victims, who reside in Unguwar Mahaukata and Unguwar Kur, reported the incident to the Violent Crimes Response Unit, Hawk Base, on October 24, 2026.
According to him, the victims were attacked at about 9 p.m. on the same day by a gang of nine suspected thugs armed with cutlasses and sticks, who allegedly dispossessed them of their valuables.
“The two male complainants reported that a gang of about nine thugs, armed with cutlasses and sticks, attacked them and dispossessed them of their valuables,” the statement read.
The stolen items included an Infinix Smart 10 valued at ₦120,000, a Nokia Android phone worth ₦65,000, a Tecno Spark 40 valued at ₦95,000 and an Infinix Hot i worth ₦60,000.
Habib added that the assailants inflicted machete injuries on the victims’ heads and hands, leaving them with varying degrees of injuries.
Following the report, operatives attached to Hawk Base launched an operation and arrested Ibrahim and Ladan, both of Unguwar Hardo, Bauchi.
The police spokesperson said the suspects allegedly confessed during interrogation to being members of the gang involved in the robbery.
“During interrogation, the suspects voluntarily confessed to being members of the gang that robbed the complainants,” he said.
The police also recovered one cutlass allegedly used in the attack.
Habib said efforts had been intensified to apprehend the fleeing accomplices and recover the stolen phones.
He further disclosed that the Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, had directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Bauchi, for discreet investigation and diligent prosecution.
The commissioner reiterated the command’s zero tolerance for thuggery, gangsterism and other violent crimes, assuring law-abiding residents of continued efforts to protect lives and property.
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