Bauchi Police Arrest Three for Armed Robbery of Students
The Bauchi State Police Command arrested three suspects in connection with armed robbery, culpable homicide, and alleged illicit drug trafficking. On October 19, 2026, a 22-year-old man named Zakariya’u Musa was apprehended after he and two accomplices, Abdul’aziz, alias Carlos, and Jagwa, allegedly robbed three secondary school students along Old Airport Road in the Gidan Gona area of Bauchi.
The students were threatened with a knife and had two mobile phones, valued at N50,000, stolen from them. The police statement, issued by Police Public Relations Officer SP Nafiu Habib, noted that the students' alertness led to Musa's arrest while his accomplices escaped.
The police have intensified efforts to locate and apprehend the fleeing suspects.
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