Police arrest ‘fake okada rider’ over alleged kidnapping, rape, robbery in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 53-year-old man, Gambo Hassan, besides known arsenic “Anahaka,” implicit alleged engagement successful aggregate cases of kidnapping, rape, equipped robbery and unlawful possession of an violative limb successful Bauchi metropolis.

Hassan, a nonmigratory of Igbo Quarters, Bauchi, was arrested connected September 11, 2026, astatine astir 8:45 p.m. by operatives of the ‘B’ Division, GRA, during a regular patrol on Adamu Jumba Road.

According to the police, preliminary probe revealed that the fishy allegedly disguised himself arsenic a commercialized motorcyclist during evening hours to people unsuspecting passengers, peculiarly women.

The bid said Hassan was arrested portion riding a Bajaj motorcycle with registration fig BAU 150G, wearing a achromatic look disguise and fez cap, with a crisp weapon allegedly recovered successful his possession.

The constabulary said the fishy allegedly confessed during interrogation and subsequently led detectives to 15 women whom helium initially identified arsenic victims of his alleged transgression activities.

The fig of alleged victims aboriginal accrued to 35 women, according to the command.

Following the development, detectives obtained and executed a hunt warrant astatine the suspect’s residence, wherever constabulary said respective items s...