The Bauchi State Police Command has foiled the alleged abduction of a 16-year-old boy, arresting a 60-year-old suspect, Abdullahi Abubakar, in Shira Local Government Area of the state.<\/p>\n
Spokesman of the command, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, saying the victim, Usman Dauda, was rescued unhurt during a police operation.<\/p>\n
According to him, the incident occurred on Monday, September 28, when the victim\u2019s 50-year-old father from Zigau Village, Shira LGA, reported that his son had been taken from Misau town to Bangala Village by Abubakar.<\/p>\n
Habib said the suspect was allegedly planning to move the teenager to Kano for reasons yet to be established.<\/p>\n
He said detectives from the Yana Division swiftly mobilised following the report and rescued the teenager from the suspect\u2019s custody.<\/p>\n
The victim was subsequently taken to the General Hospital, Yana, for medical examination, while the suspect was arrested.<\/p>\n
The police spokesman said preliminary investigation showed that the suspect had allegedly confined the boy in his room for a day without proper feeding.<\/p>\n
In another operation in Bauchi metropolis, police operatives attached to \u2018A\u2019 Division arrested five suspects allegedly involved in breaking into an uncompleted building at Doya Quarters.<\/p>\n
Habib said the suspects were arrested at around 4:30 pm on Monday after they allegedly removed windows and glass from the building, adding that the stolen items were recovered.<\/p>\n
He added that operatives also arrested some suspects at Unguwan Igbo at around 5:30 am over alleged theft after they were found with suspected stolen items concealed in a black bag.<\/p>\n
According to him, the owners later traced the recovered items to the police division and presented evidence of ownership.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has directed that the cases be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation and prosecution.<\/p>\n
The command urged residents to continue providing timely and credible information to the police to assist in tackling crime across the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Bauchi State Police Command has foiled the alleged abduction of a 16-year-old boy, arresting a 60-year-old suspect, Abdullahi Abubakar, in Shira Local Government Area of the state. Spokesman of the command, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, saying the victim, Usman Dauda, was rescued unhurt during […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1587,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[191,19],"class_list":["post-9188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-bauchi","tag-police"],"yoast_head":"\n