Police arrest six over drugs, murder in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested six suspects in two separate incidents. In one case, two suspects, Shu’aibu Umar, 35, and Isah Ibrahim, 20, were arrested with 69 blocks of suspected Indian hemp. According to the Daily Post Nigeria, the suspects were intercepted along Sharfolli village, Atafowa District, in a black Sharon Wagon with registration number WKA 805.

In a separate case, four suspects were arrested over the alleged murder of Garba Abdullahi, 45. The Daily Post Nigeria reports that Abdullahi was allegedly accused of causing the illness of a woman identified as Sawaida Dahiru due to a witchcraft allegation.

The arrests were made following intelligence-led operations carried out by officers of the command. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed the arrests in a statement.

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