Bauchi police arrest 172 suspects, rescue 29 kidnapped victims ahead of 2027 elections

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested 172 suspects and rescued 29 kidnapped victims arsenic portion of information operations up of the 2027 wide elections.

The bid besides recovered 4 AK-47 rifles, different weapons, centrifugal vehicles, motorcycles, counterfeit US dollars, assorted mobile phones and different exhibits wrong the play nether review.

The improvement was disclosed successful a property merchandise issued connected Tuesday, October 20, 2026, by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib.

The connection followed an operational appraisal sojourn to Bauchi by Deputy Inspector-General of Police Ibrahim Baba Zango, who is successful complaint of Research and Planning and supervises the North-East geopolitical zone.

The sojourn was aimed astatine strengthening information preparedness, preventing electoral unit and protecting lives and spot before, during and aft the 2027 elections.

According to the statement, Zango thanked the Bauchi State Government and different captious stakeholders for their enactment towards ensuring a peaceful electoral process.

He directed the bid to prolong the recognition and documentation of areas prone to information threats to usher the deployment of person...