The Nigeria Police Force, Bauchi State Command has arrested One Mike James a student of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi ATBU with two locally made Pistols at the University’s main campus Gubi, an outskirts of Bauchi metropolis.
A statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer Supretendent Ahmed Wakili Says the police acted on a credible intelligent report from Vigilante Group and arrested the Suspect.
He Said Preliminary Investigation indicated that the suspect had illegally possessed two different types of firearms which includes One locally-made gun, One locally-made piston, 9mm live ammunition.
The Statement Further Revealed that During the Interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime and his statement was recorded under the word of caution claiming that the weapons belonged to one Samson Irimiya alias Zaddeos who was previously arrested in possession of a locally made pistol on 24/05/2021, thereafter search warrant was executed.
He added that Investigation is in progress to enable the police to truncate all related cases of firearms in Bauchi.
Editor: Ena Agbanoma
