Police arrest two over Kano APC chairman’s 68-day abduction

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspects for armed robbery in the Bauchi metropolis. According to Punch Nigeria, officers recovered a stolen motorcycle and other items from the individuals.

In a separate incident, Punch reports that Kano police have apprehended two suspects connected to the 68-day abduction of Alhaji Abdullahi Fanka, the APC Chairman for Rogo Local Government Area.

ABC News AU reports that body-worn camera footage shows a Western Australia police officer, Constable Lachlan Costello, displaying a patch on his uniform reading "FOLD C**TS" while arresting a 16-year-old on suspicion of burglary in Geraldton in September 2024. Police stated the term is common and that the constable is well-regarded by local youth through sports.

The footage also shows the officer turning off his body-worn camera approximately 90 seconds after handcuffing the teenager and placing him in a car for questioning.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch Nigeria, Punch, ABC News AU — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.