Two 15-year-old students of Bakari-Dukku Comprehensive Secondary School in Bauchi, Hamza Sadiq and Adamu Ahmadu, have been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly stealing mobile phones and other electronic items from a shop in Wunti Market, Bauchi City Centre.<\/p>\n
The shop owner had reported to the police that about 100 mobile phones, 75 MP4 players, 30 cell phone batteries, 50 external memory cards and a Bluetooth headset had gone missing. Following an investigation, the police recovered 21 mobile phones, 5 MP4 players, a mobile phone charger and a metal key used in the crime from the suspects.<\/p>\n
According to SP Ahmed Wakil, spokesperson for the Bauchi State Police Command, the teenagers were linked to a major robber and had secured the key to the shop, repeatedly looting it while the owner was away. They confessed to selling the stolen phones at reduced prices and using the proceeds to buy clothes, food and a smartphone.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2019The suspects will be taken to a remand home for rehabilitation after further investigation and recovery of the remaining stolen goods,\u2019\u2019 Wakil said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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