Police arrest six suspected phone thieves at Makinde’s Bauchi rally

By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested six suspected phone thieves accused of stealing mobile phones from participants at the presidential campaign flag-off of the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) candidate, Governor Seyi Makinde, in the state.

The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Police Violent Crimes Response Unit (VCRU), deployed to provide security at the campaign venue, following the detection of their suspicious movements during the event.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying exhibits were recovered from four of the suspects, while two others were identified by a vict...