Bauchi State | Police burst motorcycle-snatching syndicate

Operatives attached State intelligence Bureau of the Bauchi Police command on October 20th, smashed a syndicate that specializes in motorcycles snatching and selling to their accomplices in various locations across the country. 

The syndicate are behind series of motorcycle theft and snatching in the State which sometimes results to serious injuries or death of the victims who struggles to prevent suspects from snatching their motorcycles.

Suspects are well coordinated and maintains a division of labour among themselves where some specialized in removing the target motorcycle from Public places such markets, mosque, relaxation areas while others specializes in dismantling the Motor cycles before moving them to Magama Gumau via Toro LGA where the principal receiver who comes from Unguwan Bawa in saminaka town of Kaduna State.

The suspects so far arrested include the followings,

1 Abdulrasheed Adamu A.K.A Gaye male and 23yrs of Wuntin Dada Bauchi, 2.Abdullahi Yahaya A.K.A Abba Lara male and 22yrs of Wuntin Dada, 3.Faruk Yakubu male and 23yrs of Wunti Street. 

4.Julius Haruna A.K.A Don Jazzy male and 25yrs of Bayan Gari, 5.Kenneth Innocent A.K.A Bow Leg male and 25yrs of Bayan Gari Bauchi. 8.Shama Daniel male and 25 of Wuntin Dada, 

7.Abbas Dauda AKA Kala male and 36yrs of Unguwan Bawa in Saminaka,Kaduna state, 

8.Mohammed Rabiu male and 26 years of Unguwan Bawa in Saminaka town, Kaduna State, 

9.Ebimene Mathew A.K.A Dada male and 27yrs old. 

10.Munkaila Garba male and 50yrs of Zuntu village, Wuntin Dada. 

11.Yusuf Gidado male and 42 yrs of Wunti Market Bauchi, 

12.Abubakar Umar alias something male and 35 years of Turwun. 13.Bala Ahmed AKA Mallaba male and 33yrs of wuntin Dada. 

Item recovered include, one Haojue Robber Motorcycle valued One hundred & eighty thousand naira N180,000:00.

The case is under investigation after which suspects would be charged to Court for prosecution.