The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old woman with suspected Colorado and methamphetamine, alongside two different suspects in connection with alleged armed theft and culpable homicide in separate operations throughout the state.
The command’s spokesman, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a press release issued on Tuesday, including that the arrests had been made inside 24 hours.
Habib mentioned the woman, recognized as Sara Chikodi, was arrested in Bayan Gari, Bauchi, at about 7pm on October 19 following credible intelligence.
He mentioned a search carried out on her led to the restoration of 10 sachets of dried leaves suspected to be Colorado or Indian hemp and a pinch of methamphetamine, popularly referred to as Ice.
The police spokesman mentioned the case was underneath investigation, whereas efforts had been ongoing to determine and arrest her alleged provider and dismantle the drug distribution community.
In a separate operation, police operatives arrested a 22-year-old man, Zakariya’u Musa, over the alleged theft of three secondary faculty college students alongside Old Airport Road within the Gidan Gona space of Bauchi.
According to the assertion, Musa and two accomplices, recognized as Abdul’aziz, popularly referred to as Carlos, and one other suspect referred to as Jagwa, allegedly lured the scholars right into a passage and threatened them with a knife earlier than dispossessing them of two cellphones valued at N50,000.
Habib mentioned the scholars raised the alarm, resulting in Musa’s arrest, whereas the 2 accomplices escaped.
He added that the police had intensified efforts to apprehend the fleeing suspects.
The command additionally arrested a 20-year-old man, Isa Moh’d, in connection with the alleged killing of Salim Moh’d following a misunderstanding.
The suspect was arrested on October 19 at about 1:20pm, a day after he allegedly stabbed the deceased to dying, the assertion mentioned.
Habib mentioned the suspect could be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for additional investigation and prosecution.
The Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, recommended the operatives for their immediate response and urged members of the general public to proceed offering credible info to assist crime prevention.
He warned legal components in opposition to working in Bauchi State, assuring residents that the command would maintain efforts to guard lives and property.
