29/11/2018
PRESS RELEASE
29/11/2018
ARREST OF PRINCIPAL SUSPECT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CRISIS IN YELWA TSAKANI AREA OF BAUCHI METROPOLIS ON SUNDAY 18/11/2018:- PATRIC ZUMUNTA alias (DADY BADIKO)
You may recall that on Sunday 18/11/2018, Bauchi State Police Command arrested seventy six (76) suspects in response to crisis in Yelwa Tsakani area of Bauchi metropolis, following a fight between two rival groups of youths at a birthday party organized by one Patrick Zumunta alias (Dady Badiko) over a girlfriend, which led to the death of three (3) innocent persons and destruction of two (2) houses and a car in the area.
Since then, the Command in collaboration with other Sister Security Agencies have been making frantic efforts to ensure maintenance of law and order in the area and equally to bring the perpetrators to book. After the unfortunate incident, the aforementioned principal suspect Patrick Zumunta alias (Dady Badiko) ‘m’ 26 yrs, ran away and hid in Jos, Plateau State in order to avoid arrest.
However, following credible intelligence, on Monday 26/11/2018, operatives attached to State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) of the Command intercepted and arrested the Suspect on his way from Jos to Bauchi. The suspect is currently being investigated at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) after which he will be charged to court.
Once again the Command is determined to ensure that all perpetrators of the crisis will be brought to book, and solicit for the cooperation and understanding of good citizens of the State in its effort to make the State peaceful.
DSP KAMAL DATTI ABUBAKAR,
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
BAUCHI STATE POLICE COMMAND.