Police arrest four suspected armed robbers, recover counterfeit dollars in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested 4 suspected equipped robbers and foiled abstracted attempts to circulate suspected counterfeit United States dollars successful Bauchi metropolis, Darazo and Yana.

The bid said the arrests were recorded during intelligence-led operations carried retired crossed the state.

The command’s spokesman, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this successful a connection issued on Wednesday on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu.

In the archetypal incident, which occurred successful Bauchi metropolis, Habib said operatives arrested 3 suspected equipped robbers aft a 19-year-old nonmigratory of Fadan Bayak, Jahun, reported that helium had been attacked astatine astir 9 p.m. on Tuesday.

He said the unfortunate was intercepted by 3 men who allegedly placed a weapon connected his cervix and dispossessed him of his Tecno Pop 9 phone, valued astatine N80,000.

According to him, operatives traced the suspects to a country astatine Unguwar Ardo, wherever they arrested 18-year-old Usman Aliyu of Sabuwar Kasuwa, Railway; Usman Musa of Unguwar Ardo; and Aliyu Babangida of Sabuwar Kasuwa.

“Three knives, including the 1 utilized for the robbery, were recovered,” Habib said.

He added that the suspects led detectives to the residence of different 18-year-old ...