The Bauchi State Police Command has said it arrested two suspected members of a gang over alleged criminal conspiracy, assault and thuggery in Bununu town, Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the state.

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The command also disclosed that it arrested another suspect in connection with an alleged case of criminal conspiracy, house trespass, armed robbery and act causing grievous hurt in Dambam Local Government Area.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Monday.

Habib said the Bununu incident occurred on August 17, 2026, when police operatives on routine patrol sighted a group of hoodlums attacking three residents.

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He explained that the victims, aged 30, 31 and 28, sustained injuries to their heads and other parts of their bodies.

He stated, “Following the timely intervention of the police patrol team, two of the attackers were arrested. They were identified as Ibrahim Hassan, 23, and Bilal Hassan, 22, both of Bununu Town.

“The other members of the gang fled the scene,” the statement read.

According to the PPRO, the police recovered a sharp knife and a sharp-edged animal horn, locally known as kaho, from the suspects.

He added that the suspects confessed to the crime during interrogation, while the injured victims were evacuated to the General Hospital, Bununu, where they received treatment and were in stable condition.

Habib said normalcy had returned to the community, noting that additional personnel had been deployed to the area to sustain the monitoring and forestall of any breakdown of law and order.

📰 Source: Punch Nigeria