Crime
Two ATBU Final Year Students Arrested For Housebreaking, Theft In Bauchi
The suspects confessed to their crimes, claiming they intended to use the stolen items to fund their final-year project defence.
Bauchi State- The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two final-year students from the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) over criminal conspiracy, housebreaking, and theft.
SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, the spokesperson for the command, confirmed their arrests in a statement on Friday.
He disclosed that the suspects allegedly conspired to break into the residence of a fellow student, stealing various properties in the process.
During interrogation, the suspects confessed to their crimes, claiming they intended to use the stolen items to fund their final-year project defence.
“Intelligence at the disposal of the Command that, on 26th September 2024, around 10:00 AM, an anonymous individual alerted the Divisional Police Headquarters Yelwa about a group of students assaulting two of their peers, Bamusa Mohammed Bako, a 25-year-old 400L student of Urban and Regional Planning, and Yusuf Umar, also known as Danfari, a 28-year-old 500L student of Industrial Design, both from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Yelwa Campus,” the statement read.
“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.
He said that preliminary findings suggest that the suspects conspired and, at about 3:00 AM on the same day, 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, a woofer, speaker, one pair of shoes, a blanket and prayer mat.
Wakil explained that the suspects are presently under investigation and have confessed to the offence.
“They claimed that the proceeds of crime would be used to finance their final-year project defence. They will be prosecuted once the preliminary inquiry is concluded.
“Citizens are encouraged to promptly report any suspicious activities to the nearest Police Station for swift action and can also make a complaint through the police Rescue Me ApAppr call emergency numbers: 08151849417, 09053872273,” Wakil added.