Bauchi Police Command Arrests 748 Suspects, Recovers Stolen Property in Fresh Crackdown

By Zainab Kassim Ibrahim

The Bauchi State Police Command has recorded major successes in its relentless fight against crime, with the arrest of 748 suspects and the recovery of a large cache of stolen property across the state. Commissioner of Police, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, disclosed this during a press briefing held at the State Police Headquarters in Bauchi.

Addressing journalists, the CP explained that since assuming duty as the 46th Commissioner of Police in Bauchi, the command had remained steadfast in its responsibility of tackling crime through professionalism and intelligence-led policing. He commended the officers of the command for their resilience and sacrifice in ensuring relative peace despite daunting challenges, stressing that the achievements were in line with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun.

Within the period under review, the command recorded a total of 394 cases involving serious crimes such as armed robbery, culpable homicide, attempted homicide, rape and indecent assault, kidnapping, theft, fraud, and other offences. Out of these, several suspects have been charged to court, while others are still under investigation, with six convictions already secured. The CP revealed that the command had dealt with 57 cases of armed robbery leading to 113 arrests, while 78 cases of culpable homicide resulted in the apprehension of 171 suspects. Other notable figures included 44 rape and indecent assault cases involving 72 suspects, and 117 cases of cheating and false pretense which led to 106 arrests. He added that cases of kidnapping, theft, forgery, breach of peace, and other offences were also successfully tackled, with dozens of suspects now facing prosecution.

Among the high-profile cases highlighted during the briefing was the arrest of a nine-man armed robbery syndicate that stormed the residence of one Abdulkadir Garba in Bauchi on July 12, 2025, and carted away valuables including smartphones, laptops, and cash transfers amounting to ₦3.3 million. A pistol with 15 rounds of live ammunition was recovered from the suspects. In another development, police operatives attached to the Safer Highway Unit intercepted a Toyota Corolla along the Bauchi-Jos Road, which was found to have been stolen from Rivers State. The suspect, identified as Salisu Ibrahim, confessed to belonging to a syndicate specializing in car theft across states. Similarly, detectives from Jama’are Division arrested one Stanley Lukman, a dismissed Army personnel, who was found in possession of stolen vehicles including a Volkswagen Vento, a Mercedes-Benz, and a Golf vehicle. Investigations revealed that he had absconded with one of the vehicles after luring a hired driver from Yobe State.

The Commissioner further disclosed that several exhibits were recovered during the period under review. These included firearms, six motor vehicles of different brands, motorcycles, a tricycle, plasma televisions, laptops, mobile phones, and large quantities of consumables such as bags of pepper, cement, and illicit fertilizer. Other recoveries included electric cables worth ₦200,000, ₦38 million cash, a POS machine, and several luxury smartphones.

While appreciating the media and the general public for their support, CP Aliyu reiterated the commitment of the Bauchi State Police Command to intensify the fight against crime and criminality. He emphasized that building a crime-free society is a collective responsibility and called on residents to provide the police with credible information to aid their operations.