Bauchi state Police Command has arrested 11 persons for alleged criminal conspiracy, thuggery and being in possession of weapons during celebration and rallies by supporters of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Governor Bala Mohammed of PDP the winner of the governorship election in the state.
Daily Trust recalls that the police had warned against wild jubilation in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ahmed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement yesterday, said the operatives retrieved 30 assorted weapons from the supporters.
He gave the names of the suspects as Uzaifa Abubakar (Damo), 18; Abdulmalik Hussaini (Biri), 18; Abdulmalik Suleiman (Bluetooth), 21; Usman Isyaku (Kanzo), 20; Naziru Mohammed (Binju), 18.
Others are Mubarak Yahaya, 18; Alyusha’u Sanusi, 25; Ahmad Usman, 28; Mubaraq Nasiru, 16; Idriss Dauda, 22, and Khalifa Adamu, 20.
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