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Six Arrested for Phone Snatching and Thuggery in Bauchi

From The Punch · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Bauchi police arrested six suspects in separate operations involving an alleged phone theft and unrest involving armed youths.
  • Police said the phone-snatching victim suffered a forehead injury, while officers recovered a sharpened cutlass from two other suspects.
  • Authorities said the cases remain under investigation and that officers are pursuing alleged accomplices who remain at large.

Bauchi police have arrested six people in separate operations involving an alleged phone snatching and disturbances in parts of the state capital.

Police spokesman SP Nafiu Habib said a 20-year-old man, Abdullahi Abubakar, allegedly snatched a phone worth N50,000 and N30,000 in cash from a 25-year-old man attending a Maulud procession in Kofar Fada. When the victim tried to stop him, Abubakar allegedly passed the phone to two associates. One of them, identified as Babale Sule, allegedly struck the victim on the forehead with a stick.

The victim received treatment and was discharged from Under 5 Hospital in Jahun, police said. Officers from the Violent Crime Response Unit later traced and arrested Abubakar. Police said they were still trying to arrest the alleged accomplices and recover the stolen phone.

The victim was treated and discharged at Under 5 Hospital, Jahun. Following swift action by VCRU operatives, Abdullahi Abubakar was traced and arrested. Efforts are ongoing to arrest the fleeing members of the syndicate and recover the stolen exhibit.

— SP Nafiu HabibPolice spokesman describing the phone-snatching investigation and efforts to recover the stolen phone.

In separate incidents, officers arrested three suspects after receiving a distress call about youths armed with cutlasses and other weapons in the Shingen Abba area. They also arrested two people accused of fighting in Jaja through the Jahun area. Police said the latter pair had a sharpened cutlass in their possession.

Commissioner of Police Sani-Omolori Aliyu praised the officers for their response and urged residents to provide information to help prevent crime. Police said all three cases were under investigation.

Consequently, a total of five suspects have been placed under detention in connection with the crimes. The three cases are under investigation, and efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing accomplices.

— SP Nafiu HabibPolice statement on the arrests and continuing investigations.
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