ATBU: Police arrests 2 varsity students for Conspiracy, House breaking 

By: AJIYA AYUBA, Bauchi 

The Bauchi State Police Command on Friday arrested two students of the Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa University (ATBU) for criminal conspiracy, house breaking and theft.

SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil who is the spokesperson of the police made this available to newsmen in Bauchi.

The press statement read “Intelligence at the disposal of the Command that, on  26th September 2024, around 10:00 AM, an anonymous individual alerted the Divisional Police Headquarters Yelwa about a group of students assaulting two of their peers, Bamusa Mohammed Bako, a 25-year-old 400L student of Urban and Regional Planning, and Yusuf Umar, also known as Danfari, a 28-year-old 500L student of Industrial Design, both from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Yelwa Campus”

He said that”Preliminary findings suggest that the suspects conspired and, at about 3:00 AM on the same day, broke into the residence of Raji Rabi’u, a 28-year-old 400L student of Estate Management at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi”

SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil said that the suspect where arrested with the following items include of One 32-inch Hisense TV, One DSTV decoder, One woofer, One speaker, One pair of shoes, One blanket and One prayer mat

He said that the suspects are presently under investigation and have confessed to the offence and they claimed that the proceeds of crime would be used to finance their final-year project defence.

The public relations officer of the police, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil said that the suspects will be prosecuted once the preliminary inquiry is concluded.

“Citizens are encouraged to promptly report any suspicious activities to the nearest Police Station for swift action