Bauchi police deny VOA report linking officers with robbery, arrest suspects

From Beatrice GONDYI, Bauchi

The police command in Bauchi state denied a report carried by the Hausa Service of the Voice of America (VOA) alleging that the recent armed robbery attack in Dambam local government area of the state was masterminded by police officers in the area.

The state police commissioner CP Philip Maku while briefing yesterday at the headquarters, denied the story adding that the police have arrested three suspects behind the robbery.

“It may interest the general public to know that discreet investigation in the case had led to the arrest of three suspects as follows; Shehu Abdullahi, 20 years, Babawuro Jauro Sani, 27 years, Wada Wakili Musa.

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“The above-mentioned suspects conspired with seven others now at large on 18 February 2020 at about 3 am armed with Dane guns, machetes, sticks, knives and other dangerous weapons, barricaded the Kano-Maiduguri federal highway with log of woods and attacked a Sharon vehicle with registration number XA-300-ABS conveying passengers travelling from Kebbi to Maiduguri and robbed them of their belongings”. He said.

The police commissioner noted that sequel to the investigation on the audio record aired on international radio station, Voice of America (VOA Hausa) and injurious comments on Facebook against the police as being responsible for the armed robbery attack, suspects including the person that granted interview to VOA and another person who allegedly made inciting post on Facebook on the matter have been nabbed.

“Finally the commissioner of police Bauchi state command wishes to reassure the general public that the command will continue to carry out a diligent investigation into this case and ensure that no stone is left unturned regarding this incident.

Equally, the command will not relent on its oars in ensuring that the state remains peaceful and secured”. He said.

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