3 suspected bike snatchers nabbed in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command said its men have arrested three suspects, including an ex-convict granted pardon in 2020, for criminal conspiracy and theft of a motorcycle.

The command’s spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakili, in a statement yesterday, said that following information received on March 15, 2024, a motorcycle (Boxer) valued at N400,000 was stolen near the Gidan Ruwa area of Bauchi, and that upon receiving the information, the area commander, metropolitan, drafted his operatives to the scene and initiated an investigation into the matter.

He further said, “Consequently, on 22/03/2024, the intensive investigation led to the arrest of the following prime suspects: Yusuf Adamu (Dan Sarki) of Kofar Idi; Mohammed Sanusi of Kofar Gombe and Masa’ud Ibrahim of Jahun area of Bauchi.

Wakil said that on interrogation, the suspects confessed that they used a fabricated metal object, popularly known as “kati or chori”, to unlock the ignition of the motorcycle, just as they further confessed that the stolen motorcycle was sold at N100,000.

He explained that, “Out of the N100,00, N30,000 was taken by one of the masterminds of the crime who was currently at large, while N70,000 was shared among the three arrested suspects. They used the money to lodge in a hotel for one night in Bauchi and purchased hard substances (crack), cigarettes and codeine syrup for their girlfriends in the hotel.”

Wakil added that further investigation revealed that two of the three arrested suspects were currently on court bail for similar offences.