The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested seven suspected thugs from their hideouts in Magaji Quarters.
In a statement on Sunday, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, identified the suspects as Rayyanu Mohammed, Mustapha Harisu, Yusuf Ibrahim, Mubarak Lawal, Abubakar Musa, Al-Amin Hussaini, and Hamza Umar.
He said the suspects, whose age brackets were 17 to 25, were apprehended with some dangerous weapons and alcoholic beverages.
Their arrest, the police said, followed credible intelligence as well as collaboration with a quasi-security outfit in the north-eastern state.
“This is a sequel to the directives of the Commissioner of Police to the Area Commanders, DPOs, and tactical teams to raid criminal hideouts and ensure maximum security and serenity of the Easter celebration,” the statement read.
“On April 8, 2023, at about 0930 hours, operatives attached to the C’ Divisional Police Headquarters in Bauchi, in collaboration with a quasi-security outfit, acted on credible intelligence to raid a criminal hideout in an uncompleted building situated at Magaji Quarters in Bauchi.”
According to the police spokesman, investigations revealed that the suspects arrested belong to a notorious thuggery group, Sara Suka, known for terrorizing the city of Bauchi metro lately.
Reacting to the arrest, the Commissioner of Police, Aminu Alhassan, urged parents and guardians to get acquainted with the activities of their children.
He stated that the suspects will be charged to court for prosecution upon the conclusion of an investigation by the Bauchi State Police Command.
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