Tag Archives: Bauchi

Notorious bandits’ kingpin and 11 others killed as security operatives raid hideouts in Bauchi forest

Notorious bandits

The Bauchi State Police Command says 12 suspected kidnappers and bandits were neutralised during a raid in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state.   Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmad Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, December 19, 2022, said that a joint operation of …

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37-year-old businessman found dead in Bauchi hotel room two days after he was declared missing

37-year-old businessman found dead in Bauchi hotel room two days after he was declared missing

A 37-year-old businessman, Chukwunonso John Chukwujekwu has been found dead in mysterious circumstances in Bauchi State.   The deceased, hailed from Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State but was a resident of Boi Village in Bogoro LGA of Bauchi State where he was in the business of selling …

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Update: Police arrest final year student who stabbed his friend to death in Bauchi

Update: Police arrest final year student who stabbed his friend to death in Bauchi

Detectives attached to the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested a final year student of the Adamu Tafawa Balewa College of Education Kangere, who stabbed his friend to death.   According to a witness who spoke to the Nigerian Tribune, the deceased, Usman Umar, also a final year student of the same school, …

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20-year-old housewife arrested for allegedly killing her co-wife with pestle in Bauchi

20-year-old housewife arrested for allegedly killing her co-wife with pestle in Bauchi

The police in Bauchi state have arrested a 20-year-old woman identified as Maryam Ibrahim for allegedly killing her co-wife, Hafsat Ibrahim, at Gar Village in Pali Ward in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State on November 22. In a statement released, the spokesperson of the state police command, Ahmed Walil, said …

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Police nab 12-year-old boy for kidnapping 3-year-old girl in Bauchi

Police nab 12-year-old boy for kidnapping 3-year-old girl in Bauchi

Men of the Bauchi state police command have arrested Dayyabu Abdullahi, a 12-year-old boy of Magama Gumau, for allegedly kidnapping a 3-year-old girl.   A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wkil, says according to the information available at the Command, on November 23rd, at about …

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