Bauchi State Police Command has
apprehended two teenage students in connection with a robbery at a mobile phone
shop in Wunti Market, in the Bauchi metropolis.
The suspects, both 15-year-old
students of Bakari Dukku Comprehensive Secondary School, were said to have been
involved in the alleged theft of 100 mobile phones, 75 MP4 players, 30 cell
phone batteries, 50 external memory cards, and a Bluetooth headset.
They were arrested following an
investigation conducted by the Operation Restore Peace (ORP) unit after the
shop owner alerted the police about the missing items.
A statement by the Police
Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, revealed that the incident occurred
October 1, 2024.
According to the statement, CSP
Kim Albert, under the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Auwal Musa,
led the ORP team to investigate the crime.
The suspects, identified as
Hamza Sadiq and Adamu Ahmadu, were said to have confessed to obtaining the
shop’s key and exploiting the shop owner’s absence to repeatedly steal items
during the day.
”They sold the stolen goods at
reduced prices, using the proceeds to buy personal items such as clothes, food,
and a smartphone.
“The Police recovered 21 mobile
phones, 5 MP4 players, a mobile phone charger, and a metal key from the
suspects while efforts are ongoing to recover the remaining stolen items,”
Wakil revealed in the statement.
He further revealed that the
teenagers will be remanded in a rehabilitation facility following the
completion of the investigation.
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