Fake bank alert: Police recover N3m stolen electronics in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 34-year-old man, Alex T. Bwacha, implicit the alleged defrauding of a businessman of physics appliances worthy N3 cardinal successful Bauchi State.

The constabulary besides recovered each the stolen items, including 3 tv sets, a dependable bar, 2 aerial conditioners and a location theatre.

The command's spokesman, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this successful a connection issued connected Saturday successful Bauchi.

Habib said the fishy allegedly worked with different man, identified arsenic Bako Akin, who is presently astatine large, to defraud the businessman done a fake slope alert.

He said the suspects visited the victim's store astatine Fire Service Junction, Bauchi, connected October 26, 2026, pretending to beryllium genuine customers.

According to the police, they purchased a Hisense 50-inch television, a Hisense 58-inch television, a TCL 43-inch television, a Hisense dependable bar, 2 Hisense aerial conditioners and an LCT location theatre, valued astatine N3 million.

The connection said the suspects sent a fake slope alert to the trader arsenic ...