The operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested a 400-level student of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) in Bauchi for alleged possession of firearms.
The command’s spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakil, who made this known on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, disclosed that the student was arrested on Saturday, January 13, following a tip-off by a vigilance group.
He stated that the suspect illegally acquired one locally-made gun and one locally-made pistol and 9mm live ammunition.
Wakil added that the student has admitted to the offence and claimed that the weapons belonged to another person previously arrested for possession of a locally-made pistol in 2021.
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He added that a 28-year-old business cafe operator was arrested at a Bauchi suburb for allegedly defrauding some ATBU students of N663,000 being the latters’ school registration fees.
The police spokesperson said preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect dishonestly and fraudulently collected the money and later gave his victims fake registration slips.
Wakil stated that the suspect already admitted to issuing fake registration slips to many ATBU students.
He assured that the suspects would be arraigned upon the conclusion of investigations.
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