POLICE ARREST TWO ROBBERY SUSPECTS IN BAUCHI

Police in Bauchi State have arrested two young men following an alleged gang attack that left two residents injured and robbed of their phones.

The suspects, Salisu Ibrahim, 19, and Shuaibu A. Ladan, 21, are being investigated over alleged armed robbery and causing grievous hurt.

Command spokesperson SP Nafiu Habib announced the arrests in a statement on Sunday.

He said the victims, residents of Unguwar Mahaukata and Unguwar Kur, reported the incident to the Violent Crimes Response Unit at Hawk Base on October 24.

According to their account, about nine attackers armed with cutlasses and sticks confronted them at around 9 p.m. and took their valuables.

The stolen items included four phones with a combined reported value of ₦340,000.

Habib said the attackers also inflicted machete wounds on the victims’ heads and hands, leaving them with varying degrees of injury.

The command described the arrests as part of its efforts to tackle thuggery and violent crime in Bauchi metropolis.

The report did not state whether the stolen phones had been recovered or provide an update on the victims’ treatment. The allegations against the suspects have not been determined by a court.