Victim’s motorcycle leads to arrest of three murder suspects in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested 3 persons successful transportation with the alleged sidesplitting of a antheral successful Gwaram Town, Alkaleri Local Government Area, pursuing a breakthrough that came aft 1 of the suspects was recovered with the victim’s motorcycle.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this successful a connection connected Tuesday, saying the arrests were made during an ongoing probe into a culpable homicide lawsuit reported astatine the Alkaleri Divisional Police Headquarters connected March 7, 2026.

Habib said the archetypal suspect, Muhammad Umar, popularly known arsenic “Jijji”, was apprehended connected June 19 portion allegedly riding a motorcycle traced to the deceased.

According to the police, Umar’s apprehension provided caller leads that resulted successful the apprehension of 2 different suspects identified arsenic Usman M. Gidado, 45, and Danladi Yakubu, alias “Pagaj”, 35, some from Gwaram Town.

The spokesperson said investigators recovered the motorcycle believed to beryllium to the deceased during the operation.

“The fishy was arrested successful possession of a motorcycle belonging to the deceased victim. Information obtained during interrogation aided the apprehension of 2 different suspects linked to the incident,” Habib stated.

He added that the suspects person been transferred to the Stat...