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Thuggery: Bauchi Police Nab Teenagers, Others, Weapon Recovered

Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested three teenagers and eight other youths for thuggery on Kobi Street, Fada roundabout and Danjuma Goje area of the state.
The suspects were identified as Uzaifa Abubakar (Damo,18); Abdulmalik Hussaini (Biri, 18); Abdulmalik Suleiman (Bluetooth, 21); Usman Isyaku (Kanzo, 20); Naziru Mohammed (Binju, 18) as well as Mubarak Yahaya (18).
Others are Alyusha’u Sanusi (25); Ahmad Usman (28); Mubaraq Nasiru (16); Idriss Dauda (22) and Khalifa Adamu (20).
The police operatives recovered dangerous weapons from the suspects on Tuesday.
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The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, stated that the arrest was sequel to the earlier warning issued by the police command against all forms of celebrations and rallies by political party supporters for or against winners/losers of the just concluded elections.
According to the Superintendent of Police (SP), 30 assorted dangerous weapons were recovered from the suspected thugs who were arrested while disturbing public peace and order on Kobi Street, Fada roundabout and Danjuma Goje area of Bauchi metropolis.
In another development, the PPRO informed that the state Commissioner of Police, CP Aminu Alhassan, on Tuesday met with the community engagement stakeholders/ward heads in Bauchi metropolis.
“The meeting was prompted following reported armed robbery and disturbance of public peace in some areas within the Bauchi metropolitan,” Wakil stated, adding that it was also to enhance community participation in the fight against crime and criminality in the state.
