By, MOHAMMED KAWU, Bauchi
Four suspected persons were on Thursday paraded by the Bauchi State Police Command for taking part in various criminal acts across the state.
Police Commissioner, Phillip Maku while parading the suspects, said some of them were arrested in connection with the kidnap and murder of Dr. Sulaiman Auwal’s son, Abubakar Sadiq Suleiman (19yrs old).
Maku said one of the suspects, Muhammed Jibrin, AKA Al-amin, aged 19 of Ibrahim Bako, behind AYM Shafa Filling Station, Bauchi was arrested following a report by the victim’s father, Dr. Auwal on 9th April, 2020.
“On 09/04/2020, one Dr. Sulaiman Auwal, ‘m’ of Ibrahim Bako, behind AYM Shafa Filling Station Bauchi, reported that he received a phone call from an unknown person stating that they had kidnapped his son, one Abubakar Sadiq Suleiman, ‘m’ 19yrs and demanded the sum of ten million naira (N10, 000,000) as ransom”, CP said.
According to the commissioner, upon received of the report, detectives from the Anti Kidnapping Unit of his command swung into action and arrested the one of the suspects, Mohammed Jibrin.
He stated, “the suspect confessed that on the 04/04/2020, he and one Abdulrahman Sulaiman ‘m’ 29yrs criminally conspired, killed and buried the victim, Abubakar Sadiq Suleiman in their compound”.
Maku noted, ‘suspects confessed that they used part of the ransom paid through his account to buy Mercedes E320 4matic at the cost of one million six hundred and fifty thousand naira and iphones mobile phone at the cost of one hundred and fifty-six thousand naira’.
He further revealed that the his men in a separate operation also arrested Mohammed Sani Abdullahi of Tashan Randa, Gumau, Toro L.G.A, one, Sale Gamji of Bauda village and one, Ya’u Alhaji Baba of Jola village, all males, in connection with the kidnapping and culpable homicide.
The police commissioner also disclosed that one Mohammed Sani Abdullahi was arrested in connection with the kidnapping of one Hajiya Ramatu, a sister to senator Lawal Yahaya Gumau while Sale Ganji and Ya’u Alhaji Baba were arrested in connection with the kidnapping and killing of one Baduguje.
The police commissioner also disclosed that, one Bashir Muktar ‘m’ 23yrs of Dutsen Tanshi was arrested for conniving with five others at large for beating Abubakar Lawal to stuppor which led to his death.
“Bashir Muktar and five others at large attached to Unity Security Hunters and Patrol Nigeria limited, Bauchi, criminally conspired among themselves, arrested and took one Abubakar Lawal ‘m’ of Kofar Dumi area, Bauchi to their office and beat him and became unconscious, as a result he sustained various degree of injuries on his body which subsequently led to his dead”, Maku said.
He explained that one stick and a rubber knife was recovered as exhibit while the suspects have confessed to committing the act.
