Two Bauchi Varsity Students Arrested For Stealing Colleague’s Shoes, Prayer Mat

Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two students of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, for allegedly stealing from their colleague.

They were accused of criminal conspiracy, housebreaking, and theft.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil disclosed this in a statement on Friday.

He explained that the command acted on intelligence from an anonymous individual who alerted the Divisional Police Headquarters Yelwa about a group of students who assaulted two of their peers.

According to the statement, “Bamusa Bako, a 25-year-old 400-level student of Urban and Regional Planning, and Yusuf Umar, also known as Danfari, a 28-year-old 500-level student of Industrial Design, both from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Yelwa Campus.

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“Upon receiving the report, a team of detectives led by DPO Yelwa was dispatched to the scene to rescue the victims and initiate an investigation.

“Preliminary findings suggest that the suspects conspired and broke into the residence of Raji Rabi’u, a 28-year-old 400L student of Estate Management at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.

“They allegedly made away with, one 32-inch Hisense TV, one DSTV decoder, one woofer, one speaker, one pair of shoes, one blanket, and one prayer mat.”

The PPRO maintained that the suspects are under investigation and have confessed to the offence stating that the proceeds of crime were to be used to finance their final-year project defense.