Police parade suspects over kidnapping, culpable homicide, others in Bauchi

The Bauchi state Police Command has paraded suspects arrested for taking part in various criminal acts across the state.

The state Police Commissioner, Phillip Maku, who paraded the suspects at the command headquarters, said some of them were arrested in connection with the kidnap and murder of Dr. Sulaiman Auwal’s son, Abubakar Sadiq Suleiman.

Maku said one of the suspects, Muhammed Jibrin, AKA Al-amin, aged 19 of Ibrahim Bako, behind AYM Shafa Filling Station, Bauchi, was arrested following a report by the victim’s father, Dr.  Auwal on April 9.

“On April 9, one Dr. Sulaiman Auwal, ‘m’ of Ibrahim Bako, reported that he received a phone call from an unknown person stating that they had kidnapped his son, one Abubakar Sadiq Suleiman, and demanded N10 million,”, the police boss said. 

He added that on receiving the report, detectives from the anti -kidnapping unit swung into action and arrested one of the suspects, Mohammed Jibrin.

According to the police commissioner, the suspect confessed that on the he and one Abdulrahman Sulaiman, conspired, killed and buried the victim, Abubakar Sadiq Suleiman in their compound.

Maku further noted that the suspect confessed that they used part of the ransom paid through his account to buy a Mercedes E320 4matic car and Iphones.

He said that the police in a separate operation also arrested Mohammed Abdullahi of Tashan Randa, Gumau in Toro Local Government Area, one, Sale Gamji of Bauda Village and one, Ya’u Alhaji Baba of Jola Village in connection with the case of kidnapping and culpable homicide.

The police commissioner said Mohammed Sani Abdullahi was arrested in connection with the kidnapping of one Hajiya Ramatu, a sister to Senator Lawal Yahaya Gumau, while Sale Ganji  and Ya’u Alhaji Baba were arrested in connection with the kidnapping and killing of one Baduguje.

Also, he said an 18- year- old housewife, Salma Hassan of Itas Gadau Local Government Area was arrested for stabbing her husband, Mohammed Mustapha of the same address with a knife which resulted in his death.

“The suspect was arrested and confessed to the crime. Exhibit recovered from the suspect was one knife,” he pointed out.

The police commissioner also disclosed that one Bashir Muktar of Dutsen Tanshi was arrested for conniving with five others at large for beating Abubakar Lawal to stuppor which led to his death.

“Bashir Muktar and five others at large attached to Unity Security Hunters and Patrol Nigeria Limited, criminally conspired among themselves, arrested and took one Abubakar Lawal of Kofar Dumi area, Bauchi to their office and beat him, and became unconscious, as a result he sustained various degree of injuries on his body which subsequently, led to his death,” Maku said.

He said one stick and a rubber knife were recovered as exhibits, while the suspects have confessed to committing the act, adding that all the suspects will be charged to court after investigation.