Bauchi Police Arrest Five Suspects in Motorcycle Theft and Cannabis Trafficking Crackdown

The Bauchi State Police Command has successfully apprehended five suspects linked to a motorcycle theft syndicate and cannabis trafficking operations within Bauchi metropolis. The arrests followed actionable intelligence and swift police operations ordered by the new Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu.

Two suspects, Abdulhamid Auwal (20), alias Wala, and Aliyu Rabiu (20), alias Hitler, were arrested in Bakaro after confessing to conspiring with accomplices to steal a Bajaj motorcycle from a residence in Unguwar Sarkin Kofa. The stolen motorcycle was reportedly dismantled and sold in parts. Further investigations implicated Mahmood Mahmood (alias Ankula) and a female suspect, Ganiya, as additional members of the syndicate.

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In a separate operation conducted by the Rapid Response Squad at the Asorock Mountain axis in Wuntin Dada, three more suspects—Hussaini Lawal (20), Baba Sadiq Ibrahim (18), and Wada Yusuf (21)—were arrested while distributing dried leaves suspected to be cannabis sativa. Lawal confessed to dealing in cannabis for over a year, providing information about his network. Several items were confiscated, including half a block of cannabis, knives, scissors, multiple lighters, shredded tobacco, and a makeshift bunker.

The police have vowed to sustain intelligence-led policing initiatives to rid Bauchi of criminal elements and urged residents to cooperate by providing useful information to enhance community safety.