Police arrest two suspects over machete attacks in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspected gang members accused of robbing two residents and inflicting machete injuries on their heads and hands in Bauchi metropolis.

The suspects, identified as Salisu Ibrahim, 19, and Shuaibu A. Ladan, 21, were arrested following a report that a gang of nine armed with cutlasses and sticks attacked the victims and stole four mobile phones.

The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying the victims reported the incident to the Violent Crimes Response Unit, Hawk Base, on October 24, 2026.

According to Habib, the attack occurred at about 9pm when the gang allegedly dispossessed the victims, who reside in Unguwar Mahaukata and Unguwar Kur, of their valuables.

The stolen items included an Infinix Smart 10 valued at N120,000, a Nokia Android phone worth N65,000, a Tecno Spark 40 valued at N95,000 and an Infinix Hot i worth N60,000.

The police spokesman said the assailants also inflicted machete injuries on the victims’ heads and hands, leaving them with varying degrees of injuries.

Following the report, operatives attached to Hawk Base launched an operation that led to the arrest of Ibrahim and Ladan, both residents of Unguwar Hardo in Bauchi.

Habib said the suspects confessed during interrogation to being members of the gang allegedly involved in the robbery.

The police also recovered a cutlass suspected to have been used in the attack.

He added that efforts had been intensified to arrest the seven other suspected gang members who fled and recover the stolen phones.

The Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Bauchi for further investigation and prosecution.

The command reiterated its commitment to tackling thuggery, gangsterism and other violent crimes, assuring residents of its resolve to protect lives and property.