Police in Northeast Bauchi arrests two motorcycle thieves

By Abbas Musa Kanempress
31st July 2023

The Nigeria Police in Northeast Bauchi State has arrested two men who allegedly specialise in snatching motorcycles from their owners in the Gudum Hausawa area.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, told journalists in Bauchi on Sunday.

Wakil said the suspects’ mode of operation was to ask commercial motorcyclists to take them to a particular destination and while on their way, they would attack them and snatch their motorcycles.

“On July 27, 2023, around 9pm, the command’s detectives acted on credible intelligence and arrested two suspected motorcycle snatchers who specialise in beating up okada riders and stealing their motorcycles,” he said.

According to the report, on the same day around 8.30pm, one Mustapha Adam of Anguwan Mahaukata and Jafar Lawan of Gudun Hausawa area, Bauchi disguised as passengers and engaged an okada man, one Kabiru Muhammadu of Magaji Quarters, Bauchi at the Central Market to take them to the old airport area,” Wakil said.

“On reaching the Wikki Oil area, they brought out a trailer-wheel spanner and hit him on his head. He sustained injury on his head and fell unconscious,” he said.

“On receiving the report, the command immediately drafted a team of detectives and swiftly rushed to the scene and evacuated the victim to the Specialist Hospital, Bauchi for medical attention.

“The detectives trailed the culprits and apprehended them before they arrived at their haven within the Bauchi metropolis, “ Walkil concluded.