Bauchi court jails two men for trespassing, theft

A Magistrate’s Court successful Bauchi State has convicted 2 men of conspiracy, transgression trespass, housebreaking and theft aft they were prosecuted by the Bauchi State Police Command for their engagement successful a burglary successful Liman Katagum, Bauchi Local Government Area.

The condemnation was announced successful a connection released on Thursday by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib.

According to the police, the lawsuit began aft a nonmigratory of Bandan Village reported to the Liman Katagum Police Division connected June 27, 2026, that his location had been breached into respective weeks earlier.

The convicts, identified arsenic 28-year-old Iliyasu Musa and Ibrahim Isah, some from Baluwa Village, were accused of moving unneurotic to unit their mode into the residence and bargain respective idiosyncratic belongings.

Items stolen during the incidental included 2 Android phones, 2 keypad phones, a powerfulness bank, N20,000 successful cash, 2 T-shirts and a wristwatch. Police estimated the worth of the stolen spot astatine astir N244,000.

SP Habib said detectives traced and arrested the suspects during the investigation. He added that some men admitted their roles successful the transgression earlier they were ar...