Court Jails Eight for Thuggery in Bauchi 

By Molayo Anjorin

A Bauchi court has sentenced eight suspects to eight years in prison each for thuggery and disturbance of public peace in Unguwar Dim, with an option of a ₦370,000 fine each.

The Bauchi State Police Command disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday after investigations into reports of thuggery in the community.

Bauchi Police spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib revealed that the Unguwar Dim Peace and Security Committee informed police of renewed thuggery in the area on October 14 which led to a joint operation by police and community security agents.

According to Habib, the operation, which kicked off in the early hours of October 15, resulted in the arrest of nine suspects at a hideout.

In addition to the arrests, the police confiscated machetes, cutlasses, knives, sticks, illicit substances and other items from the arrested individuals.

Habib said investigators subsequently charged eight of the suspects to court, where they pleaded guilty to the offences and were convicted and sentenced.

The Commissioner of Police in Bauchi State, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, praised the collaboration between the security agencies and the community members, saying that it was a key step in the fight against crime.

Aliyu described the collaboration as a step forward in the fight against crime and lawlessness in general.

The police officials urged the people of Bauchi state, particularly the community leaders, to provide intelligence on criminal activities in their areas to help bring more criminals to book as the force intensified efforts to restore and maintain peace in the state.