Two teenage students have been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command in relation to a robbery at a mobile phone store in the city of Bauchi’s Wunti Market.
50 external memory cards, 30 cell phone batteries, 100 mobile phones, 75 MP4 players, and a Bluetooth headset were allegedly stolen by the suspects, both of whom were 15-year-old pupils at Bakari Dukku Comprehensive Secondary School.
After the shop owner informed the police about the missing merchandise, the Operation Restore Peace (ORP) squad began an investigation and they were taken into custody.
The incident happened on October 1, 2024, according to a statement made by Ahmed Wakil, the Police Public Relations Officer.
The statement claims that CSP Kim Albert headed the ORP team in the criminal investigation under the direction of Commissioner of Police CP Auwal Musa.
According to reports, the suspects—Hamza Sadiq and Adamu Ahmadu—confessed to stealing the shop’s key and used the owner’s absence as an excuse to take goods many times during the day.
”They sold the stolen goods at reduced prices, using the proceeds to buy personal items such as clothes, food, and a smartphone.
“The Police recovered 21 mobile phones, 5 MP4 players, a mobile phone charger, and a metal key from the suspects while efforts are ongoing to recover the remaining stolen items,” Wakil revealed in the statement.
He further disclosed that when the inquiry is over, the adolescents would be placed under detention at a rehabilitation centre.