Three teenagers have been arrested for amputating the right hand of a 21-year-old man, Sadiq Bala, in Bauchi State.
This was made known by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, on Wednesday while parading the thugs (Sara Suka) arrested by operatives of the command in Bauchi metropolis ahead of this year’s Sallah celebration.
The Superintendent of Police (SP) disclosed that the three suspects, who are 18-year-old, are among the thugs arrested and paraded by the command.
Wakil said, “The command received a complaint from one Sadiq Bala ‘m’ aged 21yrs, a victim of Sara-suka who was later invited for an identification parade and he vividly identified one Ibrahim Musa ‘m’ aged 18yrs, Buhari Ahmad ‘m’ aged 18yrs and Abba Usman ‘m’ aged 18yrs to be amongst the thugs that amputated his right hand.”
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He added that the suspects confessed to the allegation against them and were remorseful for their actions.
The police spokesperson told journalists, in the statement he signed, that the three suspects were arrested Tuesday last week by operatives of the command’s Operation Restore Peace (ORP) at Mallan Goje, Nasarawa, and Karofi areas of the state capital.
The suspected thugs that were arrested during the operations are Adamu Sirajo (25, alias Dan Baba); Sadiq Isah (20); Nasiru Abdullahi (19); Amir Abdullahi (20); Ukasha Ladan (21); Abdulkarim Mohammad (22); Ibrahim Musa (17, alias Na ma’aiki); Abbas Usman (18); Buhari Ahmad (19) and Safiyanu Abdullahi (20).
Exhibits recovered from the suspects, according to the PPRO, included three knives, four machetes, two sharp iron, among others.
According to the police image maker, the police will do everything in its power to ensure that law and order is maintained and security of lives and property is guaranteed.