The Bauchi State POLICE Command has
arrested 56 persons including four women suspected to be kidnappers and
rescued 28 other people who had been abducted.
This is as the command also arrested 15 suspected armed robbers across the state all within the last 21 days.
The command also arrested a suspected
rapist, five cattle rustlers and 14 suspected Indian hemp dealers in the
Dass, Alkaleri, Soro, Tafawa Balewa, Toro and Gumau axes of the state.
The Commissioner of Police, Haliru
Gwandu, who made the disclosure told reporters at a media briefing at
the Command’s Headquarters in Bauchi that, 81 of the suspects had been
charged to court while the remaining 15 were still under investigation.
He said 28 hostages were rescued and
also 231 cows, 37 sheep, one camel, one Ak 47 rifle with beach no.
1985PD7242, three fabricated guns, one single barrel, one locally-made
pistol were recovered.
He added that one empty Ak 47 magazine,
one 7.62mm long ammunition, four cartridges, 11 cutlasses and three bows
and arrows in quivers, three vehicles and 21 motorcycles were also
recovered from the suspects.
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