By Patience Ogbodo

BAUCHI – THE Bauchi State Police Command has arrested men that specialise in stealing handsets and motorcycles in mosque.

Parading the suspects before newsmen, Bauchi State Commissioner for Police, Atiku Yusuf Kafur said that the three suspects, Nuru Shuaibu, Nuhu Isa and Sambo Wudil, were arrested while committing the offence at a mosque behind Government House at about 0300 hours by policemen on patrol.

He noted that the suspects usually pretend to go and pray while surveying the area, only for them to turn around and steal people’s handsets and motorcycles.

He explained that upon concluding investigation, the three accused persons would be charged to court to face the charges leveled against them.

He warned those engaged in such act to desist from it as his command is ready to apprehend such criminals.