We have degraded activities of kidnappers, bandits – Bauchi CP
Samuel Luka, Bauchi
The Bauchi state Commissioner of Police, Auwal Musa Muhammad has stated that the effort of the command has degraded the activities of kidnappers and bandits in the state.
The police commissioner stated this while addressing newsmen on the successes recorded by the command in the last few months.
“Activities of kidnappers and bandits have been degraded to the barest minimum in the State. The menace of Sara-suka, thuggery and other anti-social vices were subdued following a series of arrests and prosecutions of several gang members”, the CP said.
He pointed out that major noticeable crime waves in Bauchi State are anchored on Sara-suka, Armed Robbery, Kidnapping and other offences against persons and/or properties.
According to the CP, “with the anti-crime strategies put in place by the Command, these menaces have been reduced to the barest minimum. The Command has recorded less violent crimes within the period under review, especially kidnapping and banditry”.
CP Auwal who noted that the successes recorded has not totally stopped unscrupulous elements from attempting to strike in the state, informed that the proactive and effective policing measures established and being executed across the length and breadth of the state has prevented them from actualizing their nefarious acts.
He said that the Command through sources of information and monitoring activities of security complementary bodies (quasi-security outfits) to checkmate their activities made several arrests in connection to various crimes in the state.
