The Bauchi State Police Command’s operatives have apprehended Usama Mohammed, a 20-year-old resident of Jalo village in Giade, according to detectives from the Giade Divisional Police headquarters.
According to a press release from the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, the suspect was detained on charges of criminal conspiracy, trespass, and armed robbery.
Wakil clarified, “The arrest was made following a distress call from a victim on August 2, 2024, who reported a break-in by four armed robbers wielding knives and cutlasses around 9:40 pm. The robbers made off with an Itel A70 mobile phone valued at N75,000 and a Huawei phone valued at N30,000.”
The PPRO mentioned that upon receiving the call, “a team of detectives headed by DPO Giade swiftly responded to the scene and apprehended Usama Mohammed, while the other accomplices are still at large.
“Extensive efforts are underway to track down the remaining suspects and bring them to justice.”
Ahmed Wakil also indicated that as part of the police’s constitutional obligation to protect lives and property, the Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, Auwal Mohammed, has instructed the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for a discreet probe.