BAUCHI STATE POLICE COMMAND
PRESS RELEASE
BREAKTHROGH: BAUCHI POLICE RESCUE KIDNAPPED VICTIMS, ARREST SUSPECTS IN ALKALERI LGA, DISCREET INVESTIGATION ONGOING
The Bauchi State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in the fight against kidnapping with the successful rescue of two victims and the arrest of key suspects in Alkaleri Local Government Area.
On 2nd June 2026 at about 0235 hours, unknown gunmen stormed the house of a resident (name withheld) of Kwarin Gadali Hamlet, Pali District, Alkaleri LGA, and abducted his 40-year-old wife and 25-year-old son to an unknown destination.
Upon receipt of the report at about 1146 hours, operatives from Pali Outstation immediately visited the scene of the crime and commenced intelligence-led operations to track the perpetrators and secure the release of the victims.
In a follow-up operation on 2nd June 2026 at about 2140 hours, a combined team of police, army, and local security operatives, acting on credible intelligence, arrested three suspects at Kuka Village, Duguri District, Alkaleri LGA. The suspects are Mainasara Alh. Umaru, 23; Buba Alh. Umaru, 20; and Muhammadu Usman, 19. Their arrest followed trails that led operatives to their residence.
Further investigation yielded results on 3rd June 2026 at about 1110 hours when the Officer-in-Charge, Pali Outstation, successfully arrested the youngest suspect, who confessed to having knowledge of the kidnapping and the whereabouts of the victims. Leveraging the confession, operatives extended their dragnet and arrested another suspect at large, one Ahmadu Umaru of DalgaÉ—e.
Following intelligence-driven operations, the kidnapped victims were successfully rescued unhurt at about 1945 hours on 3rd June 2026. They have since been taken to the General Hospital, Alkaleri, for medical examination and attention.
All arrested suspects are currently in custody, and the case has been transferred to the Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU) for discreet and thorough investigation. The Command is intensifying efforts to apprehend other fleeing accomplices and recover any weapons used in the operation.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, mni, psc (+), has commended the diligence and synergy of the operatives and other security agencies involved in the rescue. He reiterated the Command’s zero-tolerance stance on kidnapping and other violent crimes, and assured residents that perpetrators will be prosecuted to serve as a deterrent.
The CP also urged members of the public to continue providing timely and credible information to security agencies to aid in crime prevention and detection.
SP Nafiu Habib, ANIPR, FFIS
Police Public Relations Officer
For: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
5th June 2026
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