Bauchi Police Arrest Suspect in Islamic Teacher's Murder

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested Abdulrazak Sale, alias “Abba Sale Police,” the principal suspect in the murder of Islamic teacher Malam Rilwanu Dauda, aged 46, who was attacked and stabbed on July 5, 2026, in Karofin Madaki, Bauchi metropolis. Following the attack, Dauda was taken to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police spokesperson SP Nafiu Habib stated that the command had been actively searching for the suspects since the incident and had placed them on a watchlist due to their previous involvement in a politically motivated murder in the same area. Acting on credible intelligence, police operatives from the ‘A’ Division, Township, arrested Sale on October 3, 2026, exactly three months after the murder.

CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu praised the operatives for their professionalism and assured the public of ongoing efforts to apprehend the remaining suspects, emphasizing that no criminal would find refuge in Bauchi State. The case will be thoroughly investigated, and Sale will be charged in court upon completion of the investigation.