Bauchi State Police Command has arrested 20 suspected political thugs popularly called ‘Sara-Suka’ who have been terrorising various areas within the Bauchi metropolis.
The disclosure was made by the Command PPRO, SP Ahmed Wakili while giving update on the continuous efforts and watertight security in the state and the serenity of the upcoming Eid-el-Fitir Sallah celebration across Bauchi State.
He reiterated that the Command has relentlessly continued to smoke out these criminals with consistent efforts stating that, “we are assuring the general public that our duty towards maintaining law and order, providing adequate security of lives and property, preventing and detecting crimes, and enforcing the laws to preserve civil order is in top gear.”
According to him, on 10/04/2023 at about 2300hrs, a team of Operation Restore Peace led by the Commander, while on visibility Policing Patrol along Shagari, Unguwan Mahaukata, and Karofin Madaki within Bauchi metropolis, raided a criminal hideout and arrested suspected thugs (Sara-Suka).
The suspects are: Adamu Shuaibu aged 18 years; Mustapha Bala aged 18 years of Karofin Madaki and Mujaheed Muhammad 22 years alias Driver of Nasarawa Jahun.
During the arrests of the above-mentioned suspects, other accomplices escaped to an unknown destination while efforts are being intensified to make sure they were arrested and brought to book.
Subsequently, on 11/4/2023 at about 0030hrs, a team of Operation Restore Peace (ORP) while on patrol within the nooks and crannies occupied by some men of the underworld at Mallan Goje, Nasarawa, and karofi areas all within Bauchi metropolitan arrested another gang.
The persons arrested are: Adamu Sirajo aged 25 years alias Dan Baba; Sadiq Isah aged 20 years; Nasiru Abdullahi aged 19 years; Amir Abdullahi aged 20 years; Ukasha Ladan aged 21 years; Abdulkarim Mohammad aged 22 years; Ibrahim Musa aged 17 years alias Na Ma’aiki; Abbas Usman aged 18 years
Buhari Ahmad aged 19 years and Safiyanu Abdullahi aged 20 years all of them in Kangarke, Makwalla and Karofin Madaki.
According to the PPRO, the Exhibits recovered from the suspects include; 3 knives, 4 machetes, Two sharp iron
And One small Antler.
During interrogations, all the suspects confessed to having partaken in the activities of thuggery (Sara-Suka) by terrorizing the innocent citizens of the Bauchi metropolis and beyond.
Consequently, the Command received a complaint from one Sadiq Bala aged 21, a victim of Sara-Suka who was later invited for an identification parade and he vividly identified one Ibrahim Musa aged 18, Buhari Ahmad aged 18 and Abba Usman aged 18 to be amongst the thugs that amputated his right hand.
Instantly, the suspects confessed to the allegation against them and were remorseful for their actions.
In another development, the Command acted on credible intelligence and arrested one Ishaka Aliyu (Gang Leader) 20 years of Gwangwan ward Bauchi.
Investigation revealed that the suspect mobilized his gang members of Sara-Suka to attack one Bello Umar aged 20 of Tuji area Bauchi, stabbed him with a sharp knife in his abdomen as a result he sustained serious internal injury.
The victim was rushed to the ATBU Teaching Hospital Bauchi for medical attention.
Subsequently, some suspected accomplices of Ishaka Aliyu were also arrested; Lukman Hussaini aged 18, alias (Lukuku) of Gwabba; Ashiru Suleiman aged 25 alias (Kwado) of Emir’s Drive;Yusuf Abdullahi aged 20 alias ( Kiss) of Zango; Abdulrazak Hassan aged 19 alias (Zaki) of Zango and Musa Isa aged 18, alias (Feeder) of Zango.
The PPRO reassured that efforts are being intensified to continuously sustain the raids and arrest the accomplices while all suspects arrested will be charged to court.
The Command categorically reiterated that there is no hiding place for criminals and it shall continue to track them, arrest and prosecute them in accordance with the full dictates of the law.
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