The Bauchi State Police Command has foiled an armed robbery attempt along the Kajala-Kere Road and recovered two stolen motorcycles after suspected hoodlums fled the scene.
The command also arrested a suspect in connection with the death of a 13-year-old boy who was allegedly shot after pulling the trigger of a loaded Dane gun in Gamawa Local Government Area of the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday.
Habib said the robbery incident occurred on Saturday at about 9:45 pm after hoodlums armed with cutlasses and sticks blocked the Kajala-Kere Road and dispossessed four residents of Kere village of their belongings.
He said, “On 5th September, 2026 at about 2145hrs, a report received from the Officer-in-Charge, Kajala Police Outstation, on the outskirts of Burra, indicated that yet-to-be-identified hoodlums armed with cutlasses and sticks blocked the Kajala-Kere road and dispossessed one Mr Ado and three others, all male of Kere village, of two Bajaj motorcycles, two Android phones and a power bank.”
According to him, a combined team of policemen from the Burra Division and vigilantes was immediately mobilised to the scene following the report. “The hoodlums, on sighting the team, abandoned the stolen motorcycles, aborted their mission and fled to an unknown destination,” he stated.
The PPRO added that the operatives recovered the motorcycles and searched the surrounding bushes in an attempt to apprehend the fleeing suspects and recover the remaining stolen items.
In another development, Habib said the command was investigating the death of a 13-year-old boy, Mubarak Mohammed, in Udubo village, Gamawa LGA. He said a 35-year-old hunter, Suleiman Hamza, allegedly returned from hunting at about 4:30 pm on Saturday and negligently left his loaded Dane gun inside his room before going out.
The PPRO said, “Thereafter, a teenager, Mubarak Mohd ‘m’, 13-years-old, of the same address, allegedly entered the room and pulled the trigger, causing the gun to discharge and inflicting fatal injuries on him.”
He said detectives attached to the Gamawa Division were immediately mobilised to the scene for preliminary investigation. “The victim was evacuated to the General Hospital, Gamawa, for post-mortem examination, where the medical doctor on duty confirmed him dead,” Habib stated.
He added that photographs were taken before the remains were released to the victim’s relatives for burial in accordance with Islamic rites. “The suspect has been arrested, preliminary investigation was concluded, and the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation,” the statement added.
The Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, while commending the operatives for their prompt response, which he said foiled the robbery attempt, also expressed sadness over the fatal incident in Gamawa and cautioned hunters and other firearm owners to handle weapons with utmost care.
According to Habib, Aliyu urged firearm owners to ensure that their weapons were kept safely and out of the reach of children to prevent avoidable loss of lives.
The command reassured residents of its commitment to protecting lives and property and urged members of the public to continue providing timely and credible information to the police.
