One killed, 7 others arrested for alleged armed robbery, killings, as police recover 2 abandoned corpse in Bauchi

From: Ajiya Ayuba, Bauchi

The Bauchi state police command on Friday said it has arrested a total of seven suspects for alleged involvement in cultism, armed robbery and killings of two persons whose corpse was abandoned inside a bush in the outskirt of Kuhu village.

The state commissioner of police, CP. Auwal Muhammad Musa made this known through in a statement signed and issued to newsmen by the command’s spokesperson, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, Anipr, on Friday.

He emphasized that the suspected armed robbers invaded and attacked people’s residents at Jakabinne area Misau LGA, Bauchi State.

The suspected armed robbers include;

Jamilu Ibrahim m 22 years old and, a resident of Railway Quarters, Bauchi, Nuhu Ya,u ‘m’ 19 years -resident of Unguwan Karofi Bauchi, Abubakar Abdulmumin ‘m’ 22 years a resident of Railway quarters, close to ECWA 2 church, Bauchi, Alhassan Hussaini ‘m’ 20 years, resident of Unguwan Kandahar, Bauchi, while their ringleader Uzaifa Abdullahi died in the hospital and he was a resident of Kofar Dumi.

Items recovered from them includes; One local-made pistol, Five handsets and the sum of twenty-four thousand six hundred and sixty-five (N24,665) naira was recovered from him.

The statement reads in part: “The Command disposal revealed that some unknown (Men of the underworld) armed with dangerous weapons invaded and attacked people’s residents at Jakabinne area Misau LGA, Bauchi State.

“Upon receipt of the information, a team of detectives led by the DPO Misau Divisional Police Headquarters swiftly swung into action and rushed to the scene, on arrival, the operatives came under fire from the armed robbers but were repelled with superior fire powers by the operatives.

“As a result of the gun duel, the ring leader was injured from gunshots, while others scampered through the nearby bushes with possible gunshots. In his last moment, the ringleader confessed that they were about thirteen(13) in number that converged and entered Misau for armed robbery.

In a related development, the command equally recovered two corpse that was suspected to be killed by cultists and abandoned inside bushes.

“A distress call was received at Durum outstation from one Abubakar Shehu (not real name) ‘m’ 45yrs old of Kuhu village via Durum ward Bauchi LGA, that on the same date at about 0900hrs, he observed a body of a young man yet to be identified lying down in a bush in the outskirt of Kuhu village.

“Another distress call was also received from the same location on another corpse observed at the same area, Patrol team led by the DPO C Division drove to the scene for the second time, the area was carefully viewed and footsteps of people was observed the body was also taken to the same hospital and was certified death by the medical doctor.

“Both the corpses were viewed and no any physical injury or mark of violence or strangulation was observed, the two eyes of the last body recovered were forcefully punctured, the corpse was also deposited at the same hospital, no any means of identification found with both corpses.

The commissioner noted that investigation revealed that the two corpse were gruesomely killing by suspected cult groups.

He said that the following suspects; Hoomvez Martins Nyelong ‘m’ aka slin 27yrs old, Daniel Audu Adamu ‘m’ 26 years old and Maigari Inuwa aka mega fashion world ‘m’ 29yrs old, were arrested for cultism and allegedly being behind the killings of the two corpse.

Items recovered from the suspects include; Pieces of razor blades, Empty bottles of water, Empty bottles of alcohol, Empty sachets of water, Candle, Sticks with blood stain and Torn short trousers.