The operatives of Bauchi State Police command have reported that they have apprehended six vandals of power installations and retrieved stolen items.
Ahmed Wakil, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, revealed this to reporters in a press release on Tuesday.
Wakil explained, “On the 25th December 2024, detectives attached to the Command while on night visibility patrol, intercepted one Hamza Mohammed ‘m’, aged 20, of Gwallameji area of Bauchi, Mustapha Sa’idu ‘m’, aged 22 of Rafin Tambari conspired among themselves trespassed into a house situated at Rafin Tambari area of Bauchi and stole two wheels of vehicle tyre and two bags of cement valued two hundred and forty-nine thousand naira (N249,000) as estimated.
“As reported on the 14th of January 2025, the same gang, including one other member named Aliyu Musa ‘m’, conspired among themselves and vandalised an electric aluminium conductor belonging to Jos Electricity Power Company (JED) at Tambari housing Estate, Bauchi State.”
The PPRO revealed that during the investigation, both the suspects freely confessed to the crime committed, saying “It was further revealed that the suspects had already negotiated with one Al-ameen Ibrahim behind the IDC area of Bauchi to purchase the stolen items at his liberty price.”
Several electric aluminium conductors, a hacksaw, and a Jincheng motorcycle are among the found exhibits.
He said that the investigation was ongoing, adding that the accused would be charged with prosecution in court.
