{"id":123292,"date":"2025-10-27T06:14:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T05:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=123292"},"modified":"2025-10-27T06:14:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T05:14:27","slug":"police-nab-robbers-in-bauchi-recover-guns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/police-nab-robbers-in-bauchi-recover-guns\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Nab Robbers in Bauchi, Recover Guns\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers caught with two locally made guns and a stolen motorcycle in Azare, Katagum Local Government Area.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Confirming the development in a statement on Sunday, the Command\u2019s Public Relations Officer, SP Ahmad Wakil, said the suspects were apprehended following a swift response by police operatives.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, the incident occurred around 5:00 a.m. on Saturday when police received a distress call from a resident of the Gandum Wambai area of Azare.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe caller reported that armed individuals had invaded his business premises, GKY Food and Oil Mills, and fled with a motorcycle after threatening the occupants with firearms,\u201d Wakil said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He explained that police officers from the Azare Divisional Headquarters, working in collaboration with local vigilantes, immediately launched a pursuit which led to the arrest of the suspects at Lafiya village along the Lafiya\u2013Gwasame road.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cItems recovered from them include two locally made guns and the stolen Bajaj motorcycle,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, lauded the officers and members of the vigilance group for their \u201cswift and coordinated response,\u201d reaffirming the command\u2019s determination to maintain law and order.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cHe reaffirmed the command\u2019s commitment to sustaining proactive measures against crime and ensuring the protection of lives and property across the state,\u201d Wakil quoted the Commissioner as saying.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He further noted that investigations were ongoing to determine whether the suspects were connected to a broader criminal network.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wakil also urged residents to stay alert and promptly report any suspicious activities to help the police sustain peace and security in the state.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lizzy Chirkpi The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers caught with two locally made guns and a stolen motorcycle in Azare, Katagum Local Government Area.&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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