Following their most recent incident in the city of Bauchi, police in the state have arrested two infamous motorbike snatchers from within and outside of Bauchi State who were known for beating and stealing motorcycles from the riders.
The two suspects, Mustapha Adam, 25, and Jafar Lawan, 31, were apprehended on Thursday last week at around 9:00 p.m. They had been riding a motorcycle driven by Kabiru Muhammadu, 30, from the Central Market to the Old Airport area of the state capital while posing as passengers. They eventually hit the motorcyclist on the head with a trailer-wheel spanner, causing serious injury, and had fled on the motorcycle.
According to Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, the state’s police public relations officer (PPRO), the command detectives’ subsequent arrest of them was the result of reliable information.
“On July 27, 2023, at about 2030hrs one Mustapha Adam ‘M’ aged 25yrs old of Anguwan Mahaukata and Jafar Lawan ‘M’ aged 31 years old of Gudun Hausawa area, Bauchi disguised as passengers and boarded an okada man, one Kabiru Muhammadu ‘m’ age 30yrs old of Magaji Quarters area Bauchi at the central market to old airport area.
“On reaching the Wikki oil axis, they brought out a trailer-wheel spanner and hit him on his head, which he sustained a serious injury on his head and fell unconscious.
“On receipt of the report, the Command immediately drafted a team of detectives and swiftly rushed to the scene, evacuating the victim to Specialist Hospital Bauchi for medical attention and on the other hand, the detectives trailed the culprits, and they were successfully apprehended before arriving at their haven within Bauchi metropolis,” Wakil, a Superintendent of Police (SP), stated in a release.
He informed us that, “Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects are notorious and professional motorcycle snatchers within and outside of the state.”
The PPRO added that during interrogation, the suspects confessed to the allegation against them and sounded remorseful.
“Investigation is still on, after which the suspects would be profiled and charged to court for prosecution on the established offences accordingly,” he stated.