The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old carpenter, Auwal Mohammed, over the alleged theft of four 43-inch plasma televisions in the Sabon Railway area of Bauchi metropolis.
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In a statement issued Monday night, the Command’s spokesperson, SP Ahmed Wakil, disclosed that Mohammed, a resident of the same area, was apprehended following a report linking him to the missing electronics.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect, who was working at a residential property, stumbled upon the televisions in one of the rooms and discreetly moved them to another part of the house where he kept them hidden for about two weeks.
Mohammed later transferred the stolen items to a neighbor’s home, where he received a credit of N50,000. He also sold one of the televisions to a buyer known to deal in stolen goods for N40,000.
The police command said efforts are ongoing to apprehend Mohammed’s accomplice and recover the remaining stolen items. The suspect will be formally charged to court once investigations are concluded.
