A suspect who stabbed a motorbike owner and fled with his vehicle along Ningi Road has been taken into custody by agents of the Bauchi State Police Command.
The suspect, Abdullahi Mohammed, was taken into custody an hour after the incident, according to a statement made public by the command’s spokeswoman, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, on Sunday, February 18, 2024.
“On the 8th February 2024, a distressed call was received by the Divisional Police Officer ‘C’ Division that on the same date at about 1030hrs an unknown person (s) stabbed and injured motorcycle owner multiple times with a sharp object and his motorcycle (Boxers) was taken away from him along Ningi road, Bauchi,” the statement read.
“Upon receiving the distressed call, a patrol team was dispatched by the Divisional Police Officer to the scene and swiftly took the victim to Specialist Hospital Bauchi, where he was treated and discharged.
“Following a meticulous Investigation and intelligence gathering, barely an hour after, the suspect was arrested and the motorcycle was equally recovered.
“The suspect upon interrogation was identified as Abdullahi Mohammed ‘m’ of Bayan Banki in Mangu LGA of Plateau state.
“He also confessed to having perpetrated the heinous act to obtain the motorcycle from his victim.
“The suspect will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation to face the full wrath of the law.”
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