Segun Babatunde in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Police Command has paraded 22 persons in connection with offences that include thuggery, phone snatching,indecent acts and organising sex party in Dass local government area of the state.
The state Commissioner of Police (COMPOL), Lawan Tanko Jimeta who stated this while parading the suspects at the command’s headquarter on Wednesday in Bauchi said that the command received intelligence report from Dass local government which led to the successful arrest of the syndicates.
The COMPOL who was represented by the Police Public Relations Officer DSP Ahmed Wakil, also said ” The syndicates gained notoriety for Thuggery, phone snatching and indecent acts including sex parties. The Command raised a team of detectives led by the commander, Rapid Response Squad, who immediately embarked on a round the clock operation which resulted in their apprehension.
According to him,”The police Command sustained and unwavering efforts of the Bauchi State Police Command towards combating crimes and criminaIities in the state is paying off as the state is gradually becoming crime free”.
In his confession, one of the suspect Idris Abdullahi, age 20 who spoke to reporters denied having hand in organising the sex party in Dass.
Abdullahi said that prior to his arrest, he usually indulged in minor theft stressing that he has retired since.
“I have no hand in the organising the sex party in Dass, I did not even attend the party, i was at home when I was arrested.I can say that I do engage in minor thefts and know nothing about this allegation of organising a sex party” he said. END