Clash: Soldier Shot Police officer To Death In Bauchi

By: Ajiya Ayuba, Bauchi 

The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed that one of its personnel, Constable Ukasha Muhammad, was shot dead by a soldier during a patrol operation in Bayan Gari, Bauchi local government area of the State.

In an press statement by the spokesman of the command, CSP Ahmed Wakil, signed and issued to newsmen.

The press statement read “On 10th October 2025, at about 22:35 hours, information received by the Command indicated a serious incident involving a patrol team led by Inspector Hussaini Samaila during a routine patrol in the Bayan Gari area. 

“The patrol team encountered an assault on one of its members, Constable Ukasha Muhammed (F/No 533164), by two individuals in front of Padimo Hotel”

He said that the remaining members of the team responded swiftly, resulting in the apprehension of one suspect, while the other escaped the scene.

“The detained individual has been identified as Private Usman Mubarak (23NA/84/5346), who is assigned to the STF Operation Safe Heaven in Jos, Plateau State. Subsequently, at about 23:05 hours, Private Yakubu Yahuza (23NA/85/10185) and Private Godspower Gabriel (23NA/84/5654), both partially dressed in military uniform and armed with rifles, approached the team and fatally shot Constable Ukasha Muhammed in the left chest before fleeing the vicinity”

He said that the victim promptly evacuated to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital in Bauchi, where he was tragically pronounced dead by medical personnel.

While remains of the deceased have been transferred to the mortuary, and the detained soldiers Private Yakubu Yahuza and Private Godspower Gabriel, are currently in Police custody.

He further said that the Command has constituted a team of homicide investigators, comprised of seasoned detectives, tasked with conducting a professional, diligent, and timely investigation to establish evidence, clear all doubts, and ensure that justice is served through a meticulous process that will deploy all requisite protocols vital to the detailed investigation.

The Commissioner of the Command, Sani-Omolori Aliyu commiserates with the families of the deceased. Said May Aljannatul Firdausi be his final abode, may Almighty Allah give the families the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. 

CP Sani-Omolori  urged personnel to remain calm and emphasises the importance of a thorough and discreet investigation into the circumstances surrounding Ukash’s death by a private soldier,  ordered for autopsy