BAUCHI – The Police in Bauchi State has arrested two teenage Junior Secondary school students aged 15 for alleged robbery.
This was contained in a press statement issued by the PPRO, SP Ahmed Wakil on Friday morning and made available to journalists in Bauchi State.
He stated that the students were arrested as part of the significant milestone achievement by the Command in its ongoing efforts to combat crime and criminality in the state.
According to him, following a thorough investigation, operatives from the Operation Restore Peace (ORP) Unit arrested two suspects in connection with a robbery incident at a mobile phone shop in Wunti Market, Bauchi.
“On October 1, 2024, a mobile shop owner reported the theft of the following items:100 mobile phones, 75 MP4 players, 30 cell phone batteries, 50 external memory cards and 1 Bluetooth headset.”
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“Upon receiving the report, the Commissioner of Police directed the ORP team, led by CSP Kim Albert, to investigate. The probe led to the arrest of Hamza Sadiq, male, 15 years old and Adamu Ahmadu, male, 15 years old, both suspects are students of Bakari Dukku Comprehensive Secondary School.”
“During interrogation, the suspects confessed to having managed to obtain the shop key from where it was stored for safekeeping, timed the shop owner’s departure for the village market, and repeatedly opened the shop door to steal from it during the day”
“The suspects sold the stolen items randomly at lower prices, ranging from N5,000 to N8,000. The proceeds of the crime were used to purchase clothes, food and a smartphone, which was later stolen from one of the suspects as well.” The PPRO said
He said that the recovered items from the suspects included 21 mobile phones, 5 MP4 players, 1 mobile phone charger and 1 metal key.
He assured that the suspects will be taken to a remand home for rehabilitation after the completion of the investigation and recovery of the remaining stolen items.
Wakil stated that the Bauchi State Police Command remains committed to maintaining law and order, appreciating the public’s cooperation and urge them to continue reporting suspicious activities to the nearest police station.
