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The Bauchi State Police Command said it has foiled an attempt to poison and rob a commercial motorcyclist of his motorcycle and arrested one suspect.
Command spokesman, SP Nafiu Habib disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday.
According to the statement, the incident occurred on Wednesday, October 14, and the police waded in following a distress call received from a Good Samaritan.
Habib disclosed that preliminary investigation by detectives attached to ‘D’ Division, Dutsen Tanshi, revealed that one Isiyaka Badamasi, 27, of Na’ibawa Area, Kano State, allegedly conspired with one Ma’aruf Sani of the same address, who is currently at large.
The police said the suspects lured and poisoned their victim, a 21-year-old commercial motorcyclist resident of Yelwa Tudun Area, Bauchi Metropolis, by offering him a sweet laced with a harmful substance.
“Consequently, immediately after consuming the sweet, the victim became intoxicated, thereby rendering him vulnerable, at which point the suspects attempted to dispossess him of his Bajaj Boxer motorcycle, value yet to be ascertained,” the statement said.
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However, the victim, sensing danger, raised an alarm which attracted members of the public in the vicinity.
Isiyaka Badamasi was apprehended, while his accomplice managed to escape.
The command spokesman said the victim was rushed to Gamjuwa Primary Health Care Centre for medical attention and is currently on admission and responding to treatment, while the suspect is in police custody.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation, while efforts have been intensified to apprehend the fleeing accomplice.
The CP warned criminal elements to desist from such nefarious acts and assured residents of the command’s commitment to the protection of lives and property.
