A student of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, Mike James Habila, has been arrested for the alleged possession of an illegal firearm
The police crime bulletin by the Command PPRO, SP Ahmed Wakili, stated that the suspect was arrested on 13/01/2024 at about 1400hrs when detectives attached to C’ Divisional Police Headquarters, led by SP Abubakar Naziru Pindiga (DPO), acted on credible intelligence from a vigilante group.
The student was apprehended in his residence at Gubi village via Bauchi.
According to the PPRO, preliminary investigation uncovered that the suspect had illegally possessed two different types of firearms, including one locally-made gun, one locally-made piston, and 9mm live ammunition.
The PPRO added that during interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime. His statement was recorded under caution, but he claimed 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, a search warrant was executed while the investigation is in progress to unearth all related cases of firearms in Bauchi state.
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