Police recover vandalised railway sleepers, arrest suspect in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command has recovered a consignment of vandalised railway sleepers successful Doya Quarters, Bauchi, and arrested a suspected subordinate of a syndicate allegedly progressive successful the theft of nationalist infrastructure.

According to a property merchandise signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, the bid received credible quality astatine astir 12:30 americium connected August 17, 2026, concerning the vandalism of railway properties wrong the Bauchi metropolis.

The connection said operatives attached to the A Division Township swiftly acted connected the accusation and traced the stolen railway materials to a residential gathering successful Doya Quarters.

The bid explained that the find was unexpected, arsenic the operatives had anticipated that the stolen items mightiness person been concealed successful a warehouse oregon authorities facility.

According to the release, the full consignment of vandalised railway sleepers was recovered and evacuated to the constabulary station, portion the cognition was concluded astatine astir 3:30 americium connected August 18, with the apprehension of a antheral fishy identified arsenic Abubakar Sanusi.

The bid said the probe was ongoing to place and apprehension different members of the syndicate allegedly progressive successful the crime.

The bid urged residents to stay vig...