The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested five suspects in two separate operations linked to alleged burglary and possession of suspected cannabis. Stolen household items and other valuables were also recovered.
The Command said operatives of its Violent Crime Response Unit, VCRU, carried out the arrests during routine patrols in Bauchi metropolis on Sunday, August 3, 2026.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, officers on patrol became suspicious of a tricycle, Keke NAPEP with registration number TRR123VD, at Doya Quarters around 2:00 p.m.Three occupants were arrested.
They are: Sadiq Abdullahi, 27; Muhammad Suleman, 18, both of Unguwar Sarakuna, Bauchi; and the tricycle rider, Aliyu Abubakar, 21, of Kofar Gombe, Bauchi.A search of the tricycle led to the recovery of:
4 boxes of new shoes, clothes and jewellery 1 6kg gas cylinder 1 32-inch LG flat-screen TV 1 tabletop gas cooker Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects allegedly conspired with another man known as “Nanu”, currently at large, to burgle a house in Unguwar Sarakuna.Police later located the owner of the house.
The woman confirmed that the recovered items belonged to her family. She said some clothes and a gold earring were still missing. She explained that she travelled to Jos on July 31, 2026, after leaving the valuables in her room.
In a separate operation around 4:00 p.m. the same day at Bayan Gari, VCRU operatives also arrested Mansur Sani, 25 and Umar Muhammad, 30, both of Bakin Kura, Bauchi. They were found with two parcels of dry leaves suspected to be cannabis.
The Police Command said investigations into both cases are ongoing. Efforts are being made to arrest the fleeing burglary suspect, Nanu,and to trace the source of the suspected cannabis.The Command added that all the suspects will be charged to court once investigations are concluded.
