Two varsity students srrested for stealing TV, prayer mat

Two students of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi were arrested by the plice for suspected criminal conspiracy, housebreaking, and theft.

According to the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, in a press statement on Friday, explained that the command acted on intelligence by an individual who alerted the Divisional Police Headquarters Yelwa about a group of students assaulting two of their peers.

The statement noted, “Bamusa Bako, a 25-year-old 400 level student of Urban and Regional Planning, and Yusuf Umar, a 28-year-old 500 level student of Industrial Design, both from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Yelwa Campus.

,____“Upon receiving the report, a team of detectives led by DPO Yelwa was dispatched to the scene to rescue the victims and initiate an investigation.”

findings suggest that the suspects conspired and broke into the residence of Raji Rabi’u, a 28-year-old 400L student of Estate Management at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.

_____“They allegedly made away with, One 32-inch Hisense TV, One DSTV decoder, One woofer, One speaker, One pair of shoes, One blanket, One prayer mat.”

The spokesman maintained that the suspects are under investigation and have confessed to the offence, stating that the proceeds of crime was to be used to finance their final-year project defence.

_____Wakil encouraged the public to promptly report suspicious activities to the nearest police station for swift action.