Police arrest two ATBU students for house breaking, theft

The Bauchi State Police Command has apprehended two students from the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) for alleged criminal conspiracy, housebreaking and theft.

This was disclosed in a statement made available to journalists by the spokesman of the Command, SP Mohammed Wakil on Friday.

According to the statement, “On 26 September 2024, at approximately 10:00 AM, an anonymous individual reported to the Divisional Police Headquarters Yelwa that a group of students had assaulted two of their peers: Bamusa Mohammed Bako, a 25-year-old 400 level student of Urban and Regional Planning, and Yusuf Umar (also known as Danfari), a 28-year-old 500 level student of Industrial Design, both of ATBU Yelwa Campus.”

The statement further disclosed that upon receiving the report, a team of detectives led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Yelwa was immediately dispatched to the scene to rescue the victims and initiate an investigation.

Preliminary investigations revealed 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 400 level student of Estate Management at ATBU, Bauchi.

They allegedly stole several items, including, a 32-inch Hisense TV, A DSTV decoder, a woofer, speaker, pair of shoes, blanket and prayer mat.

Wakil added that the suspects are currently under investigation and have reportedly confessed to the crime, stating that the stolen items were intended to fund their final-year project defense.

“They will be charged in court once the preliminary inquiry is concluded,” Wakil said.