Advertisement Advertisement The Bauchi State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested a 12-year-old boy over the alleged abduction of a toddler. Naija News learned that the incident happened in Magama Gumau, a community in the Toro Local Government Area of the state. Police reports confirmed that the boy …
Read More »Police step up security around INEC offices in Bauchi State
Divisional Police Officers and Area Commanders in Bauchi State have been directed to deploy officers to INEC offices and facilities. Police spokesman in the state, SP Ahmed Wakil, made this known on Sunday, Nov. 13. He explained that this move is to bolster security and sustained surveillance in the affected areas. …
Read More »Man allegedly kidnaps and kills 5-year-old boy in Bauchi after demanding N5m ransom
Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 25-year old man for kidnapping and killing a five-year-old boy in Ningi Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, November 10, 2022, said the suspect, Anas Auwal, lured the …
Read More »Family of five perish in Bauchi auto crash
Five members of a family have been killed in a fatal crash that occurred at Isma Village, along Bauchi-Jos road in Bauchi State. Two other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the crash that occurred on Saturday, November 5, 2022, at about 7.50am. The victims have been …
Read More »Details Of Bauchi Gov’s Meeting With Ayu, Tambuwal, Sule Lamido Emerge
The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed on Saturday held a meeting with the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Iyorchia Ayu. The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido and others were in attendance at the meeting. Naija News gathered that the …
Read More »Former Bauchi commissioner arrested for allegedly killing friend who confronted him for making sexual advances at his teenage daughter
A former Commissioner of Information in Bauchi State, Mohammed Damina, has been arrested for allegedly killing his close friend and neighbour, Adamu Babanta. The incident happened at Yelwan Lebra area, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis on Sunday, October 30, 2022, at about 5.30 pm, It was gathered that Babanta, …
Read More »20-year-old suspected kidnapper arrested with N8.4m cash and weapons in Bauchi
Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man, Abubakar Isah for criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, kidnapping, illegal possession of prohibited firearms and ammunition. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Mamman Sanda made the disclosure while briefing newsmen at the Command headquarters on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. …
Read More »11 die in Bauchi auto crash
11 persons were killed and 9 sustained injuries in an auto crash in Bauchi. The accident occurred on Saturday, October 15, in Hawan Jaki village on Alkaleri-Gombe Road, Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi State said the …
Read More »Customs impounds 7 vehicles, seize rice, petrol and other items worth N200m in Bauchi
Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘D’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bauchi State has seized seven vehicles containing various contrabands worth over N200 million. The Public Relations Officer of the unit, Umar Abdullahi, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, October 10, said that the contrabands were seized …
Read More »I just want a child so that I too will be called a mother – Woman who stole baby from Bauchi hospital begs for forgiveness
A 30-year-old woman, Sukyama Irmiya, who stole a twin baby from the ward of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi state has begged for forgiveness. The 14-day-old baby, Ibrahim Mohammed, was stolen on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, by the suspect who posed as a hospital staff member. Security …
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