Police clamp down on criminals foil kidnapping attempt in Bauchi State
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By Editor
The police command in Bauchi State, has recorded another significant breakthrough in its sustained onslaught against criminality, with the arrest of two suspects for criminal intimidation cum attempted kidnapping and causing grievous hurt.
SP Nafiu Habib, the spokesperson for the command stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Bauchi.
“In the first instance, on 12th October, 2026, operatives attached to Bununu Division, led by the DPO, acted on actionable intelligence and diligently tracked and arrested one Musa Buba ‘M’ 25 years old of Dull Village, for criminal intimidation and attempt to commit kidnapping. The suspect had called one Idris (other names withheld) ‘M’ of Kururuwa Village via Dull, via GSM No. 09038****95, threatened him and demanded the sum of ₦5million as ransom, with a threat to kidnap him to an unknown destination should he fail to comply.
“During interrogation, the suspect voluntarily confessed to the commission of the crime and the SIM card used for the ransom negotiation was recovered as exhibit.
“In a related development and in a display of swift response to public distress, on 11/10/2026 at about 2010hrs, a 20 years old male, resident of Rahama Ward, Toro LGA, reported at Rahama Police Outstation under Rishi Division that one Mohammed Sani Abubakar ‘M’ 30 years old of the same address had lured him to his house on the pretext of delivering a message, accused him of enticing his wife, and thereafter attacked him with a cutlass, inflicting a deep cut on his left hand and punching him on the armpit with a horn. Not done, the suspect further trailed the victim on his way to the Police Outstation and assaulted him again. The victim was immediately rescued and rushed to Rahama PHC where he is currently admitted and responding to treatment, while the suspect was arrested and the cutlass recovered as exhibit.
“Consequently, both suspects will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Bauchi for discreet investigation and subsequent prosecution.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, mni, psc(+), reiterates the Command’s zero-tolerance stance against all forms of criminality, reassures the public of its unwavering commitment to the protection of lives and property, and urges citizens to remain law-abiding and continue to provide credible and timely information to the Police,” he said.
