The Bauchi State Police Command has implemented technology-driven investigative techniques and successfully apprehended a ‘habitual criminal’, Kabiru Bala, a 31-year-old male resident of Darazo Local Government Area of the State ,accused of stealing N5m.
CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, said this to reporters in Bauchi on Tuesday.
He said “Dr. Auwal Abdullahi from Gombe State filed a complaint facilitating the arrest. The police command’s prompt response and the implementation of technology-driven investigative techniques played crucial roles in this operation.”
He said “Dr. Abdullahi reported that on July 20, 2025, at about 0830hours, he parked his Peugeot 307 vehicle, bearing registration number ABJ-982NC, at Al-Umma village lodge, where he subsequently booked a room.
“The following morning, he discovered that the vehicle’s windows had been forcibly broken and several possessions had been stolen, including: N5 million cash, one touchscreen laptop and one Tecno Smart 17 model phone”
Wakil said “Upon receipt of the report, the Bauchi State Police Command launched an immediate investigation, prompting the suspect’s apprehension.
“During the course of interrogation, the suspect admitted to the allegations and provided comprehensive details regarding his criminal activities, which included vandalisation of armoured cables in various locations such as Alkaleri, Ningi, Darazo (Kari and Lanzai), and Bauchi metropolis.
“He disclosed that he sold the stolen armoured cables based on weight, at a rate of N10,000 per kilogram. The most recent transaction involved six kilograms, yielding N60,000 …
“He further indicated that he had engaged in criminal activities for nearly seven years and had been apprehended on eight separate occasions, serving corresponding jail terms.
“Moreover, he confessed to having vandalised an unquantified quantity of armoured cables in the locations above, as well as accomplices and receivers involved in his activities”.
He said “The suspect was found in possession of the following stolen items: one touchscreen laptop, one Tecno Smart 17 model phone”
The PPRO said “The investigation is ongoing and efforts are intensifying to identify and apprehend the remaining accomplices and receivers”
He said the Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has directed that the suspect be formally charged to court for the established offences upon completing the investigation.
