Area thugs busted by Police after robbery on Christmas day in Bauchi, Northern Nigeria

 

  Bauchi, Nigeria is not usually plagued by violence but it's not rare to hear news of robbery or theft once in a while, it is odd though to hear news of robbery in the early hours of Christmas. By 3am most people in Yelwa metropolis probably just went to sleep after hectic preparations on the Eve of Christmas, but it wasn't going to be a memorable early hours for some residents of the metropolis. We spoke to one the victims who recounted her experience.

  "Around 3:00am in the morning I was sleeping when I heard my mom screaming, I woke my sister up and told her we had to check what's happening, she hid her android phone under the bed before we went out. The first thing I saw after stepping out was extremely bright touches and four boys holding machetes, they immediately demanded our phones, my sister gave them her small phone but they asked her for the big one, I realized then that they were from our area and they knew us. They also collected my mom's money and injured a tenant who was staying in our boys quarters".

  On the 26th, the Nigerian Police State,  Bauchi Command announced that they had apprehended four boys who have been committing crimes in the area for weeks, the group have apparently been committing crimes in different houses, they were charged with robbery, theft and rape. The Commission of Police CP Auwal Musa Muhammad psc, stated that "the accused be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation, after which the suspect will be charged to court". The people of Yelwa metropolis will sleep well knowing the Police are putting efforts to tackle the gradual resurgence of crimes in the area.