The Bauchi
State Police Command has arrested over 150 suspected thugs being used by
selfish politicians to intimidate and kill their perceived rivals and innocent
citizens
in the state.
Briefing
newsmen on Monday, April 3, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Garba Baba
Umar said thugs popularly known as SARA-SUKA also engaged in other forms of
criminal activities such as abduction, rape, extortion and burglary, among
others thereby causing serious security threats in the state. Read full press
statement below:
"It has
come to our knowledge that some self centered politicians have perfected plans
to disrupt the relative peace in the State in order to achieve their selfish
political aggrandizement. Such politicians use misguided elements otherwise
known as SARA-SUKA who usually under the influence of hard drugs supplied by
their sponsors use offensive weapons such as machetes, knives, cutlasses etc to
intimidate, assault, maim and even kill their perceived rivals including
innocent citizens in the state.
The miscreants
also engaged in other forms of criminal activities such as Abduction, Rape,
Extortion and House Breaking among others thereby causing serious security
threats in the State.
Worried by
these emergent trends of thuggery and other nefarious activities, the Command
has reviewed its crime prevention strategies and embarked on intensive patrol,
vigorous raid of black spots, flash points and other criminal hideouts in order
to nip in the bud all forms of thuggery, crime and criminality.
These
strategies started yielding positive results as during the week under review
the command has arrested over One Hundred and Fifty (150) Suspected thugs alias
SARA-SUKA from various black spots within the State and recovered the following
exhibits:
knives
Machetes
Shisha pots
Packets of
Tramadol tablets and other assorted drugs suspected to be hard drugs.
7 packet of
vulcanizing solutions
34 Wraps of
dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp
Six
motorcycles suspected to be stolen
Traditional
rulers, District Heads, Religious leaders, parent and Ward Heads are strongly
enjoined to counsel their subjects, adherents, children and wards to refrain
from any action or activities that will go contrary to the tanets of our
criminal laws as the Command is determined to fully enforce the law prohibiting
thugs and thuggery duly signed by the then Executive Governor in April, 2008.
Meanwhile, the
Command is determined to ensure that criminals have no hiding place in the
State. It must be emphasized here that safety and security is not the sole
responsibility of security agencies alone, hence members of the public must
play a vital role towards ensuring peace by availing the Police with useful
information that will be instrumental to the unbundling of criminal acts and
tendencies.
Members of the
public are hereby enjoined to be law abiding and refrain from acts capable of
causing a breach to public peace while endeavouring to report any suspicious
movement of persons within their neighborhood through the following police
emergency number 08151849417. This would enable the command serve you better.
Finally, the
Command further assured citizens of its readiness to provide safety and
security in the State."
The Bauchi
State Police Command has arrested over 150 suspected thugs being used by
selfish politicians to intimidate and kill their perceived rivals and innocent
citizens in the state. Briefing newsmen on Monday, April 3, the State
Commissioner of Police, CP Garba Baba Umar said thugs popularly known as
SARA-SUKA also engaged in other forms of criminal activities such as abduction,
rape, extortion and burglary, among others thereby causing serious security
threats in the state. Read full press statement below: "It has come to our
knowledge that some self centered politicians have perfected plans to disrupt
the relative peace in the State in order to achieve their selfish political
aggrandizement. Such politicians use misguided elements otherwise known as
SARA-SUKA who usually under the influence of hard drugs supplied by their
sponsors use offensive weapons such as machetes, knives, cutlasses etc to
intimidate, assault, maim and even kill their perceived rivals including
innocent citizens in the state. The miscreants also engaged in other forms of criminal
activities such as Abduction, Rape, Extortion and House Breaking among others
thereby causing serious security threats in the State. Worried by these
emergent trends of thuggery and other nefarious activities, the Command has
reviewed its crime prevention strategies and embarked on intensive patrol,
vigorous raid of black spots, flash points and other criminal hideouts in order
to nip in the bud all forms of thuggery, crime and criminality. These
strategies started yielding positive results as during the week under review
the command has arrested over One Hundred and Fifty (150) Suspected thugs alias
SARA-SUKA from various black spots within the State and recovered the following
exhibits: knives Machetes Shisha pots Packets of Tramadol tablets and other
assorted drugs suspected to be hard drugs. 7 packet of vulcanizing solutions 34
Wraps of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp Six motorcycles suspected to
be stolen Traditional rulers, District Heads, Religious leaders, parent and
Ward Heads are strongly enjoined to counsel their subjects, adherents, children
and wards to refrain from any action or activities that will go contrary to the
tanets of our criminal laws as the Command is determined to fully enforce the
law prohibiting thugs and thuggery duly signed by the then Executive Governor
in April, 2008. Meanwhile, the Command is determined to ensure that criminals
have no hiding place in the State. It must be emphasized here that safety and
security is not the sole responsibility of security agencies alone, hence
members of the public must play a vital role towards ensuring peace by availing
the Police with useful information that will be instrumental to the unbundling
of criminal acts and tendencies. Members of the public are hereby enjoined to
be law abiding and refrain from acts capable of causing a breach to public
peace while endeavouring to report any suspicious movement of persons within
their neighborhood through the following police emergency number 08151849417.
This would enable the command serve you better. Finally, the Command further
assured citizens of its readiness to provide safety and security in the
State."
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