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Men of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested two men who allegedly specialise in snatching motorcycles from their owners in the Gudum Hausawa area of the state.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Bauchi on Sunday.

Wakil said the suspects’ mode of operation was to ask commercial motorcyclists to take them to a particular destination and while on their way, they would attack them and snatch their motorcycles.

He said, “On July 27, 2023, around 9pm, the command’s detectives acted on credible intelligence and arrested two suspected motorcycle snatchers who specialise in beating up okada riders and stealing their motorcycles. 

“According to the report, on the same day around 8.30pm, one Mustapha Adam of Anguwan Mahaukata and Jafar Lawan of Gudun Hausawa area, Bauchi disguised as passengers and engaged an okada man, one Kabiru Muhammadu of Magaji Quarters, Bauchi at the Central Market to take them to the old airport area.

“On reaching the Wikki Oil area, they brought out a trailer-wheel spanner and hit him on his head. He sustained an injury on his head and fell unconscious.

Men of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested two men who allegedly specialise in snatching motorcycles from their owners in the Gudum Hausawa area of the state.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Bauchi on Sunday.

Wakil said the suspects’ mode of operation was to ask commercial motorcyclists to take them to a particular destination and while on their way, they would attack them and snatch their motorcycles.

He said, “On July 27, 2023, around 9pm, the command’s detectives acted on credible intelligence and arrested two suspected motorcycle snatchers who specialise in beating up okada riders and stealing their motorcycles. 

“According to the report, on the same day around 8.30pm, one Mustapha Adam of Anguwan Mahaukata and Jafar Lawan of Gudun Hausawa area, Bauchi disguised as passengers and engaged an okada man, one Kabiru Muhammadu of Magaji Quarters, Bauchi at the Central Market to take them to the old airport area.

“On reaching the Wikki Oil area, they brought out a trailer-wheel spanner and hit him on his head. He sustained an injury on his head and fell unconscious.