Two ATBU Students Arrested For Housebreaking And Theft In Bauchi

Two final-year students of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bamusa Mohammed Bako and Yusuf Umar, have been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for criminal conspiracy, housebreaking, and theft.

The spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, September 27, 2024, said the suspects conspired and broke into the residence of a fellow student and made away with his properties.

Upon interrogation, they confessed to the offence, claiming that the proceeds of the crime would be used to finance their final-year project defence.

“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,

“Upon receiving the report, a team of detectives led by DPO Yelwa was dispatched to the scene to rescue the victims and initiate an investigation.

“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.

“They allegedly made away with one 32-inch Hisense TV, one DSTV decoder, a woofer, speaker, one pair of shoes, a blanket and prayer mat.

“The suspects are presently under investigation and have confessed to the offence. They claimed that the proceeds of crime would be used to finance their final-year project defence. They 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 and can also make a complaint through the police Rescue Me ApAppr call emergency numbers: 08151849417, 09053872273.”