The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested seven suspected armed robbers in the state.
The state Commissioner of Police, Umar Mamman Sanda, said, on 22/08/2022, at about 0900hrs, operatives of the command, acted on credible intelligence that on the same date at about 0230hrs, unknown gunmen numbering about seven armed, with dane-gun, invaded Bangaji village via Alkaleri LGA intending to launch attacks and abduct some targeted people in the village.
However, he said, “A combined operation in conjunction with local hunters swung into action to the scene, eventually, luck ran out on the hoodlums, two among them were neutralized while the remaining five escaped to an unknown destination with various degrees of injuries, a locally made loaded Dane gun was recovered at the scene.”
He added that effort is on top gear to apprehend the remaining accomplices at large.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police charged officers to intensify efforts and apprehend the fleeing suspects.