Police arrest Bauchi teenager over false herder attack rumours

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old suspect, Umar Abubakar, for allegedly spreading mendacious rumours of an impending onslaught connected Lanzai assemblage successful Darazo Local Government Area and obtaining wealth from residents nether mendacious pretences.

According to a connection issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, the fishy allegedly went astir Lanzai municipality claiming that herders would onslaught the assemblage wrong 3 days, causing panic among residents.

Police said the fishy besides allegedly collected N4,000 from 2 households, claiming the wealth was for prayers and sacrifices to forestall the purported attack.

“According to a study received astatine Darazo Division connected June 28, 2026, the fishy was alleged to person gone astir Lanzai Town spreading rumours that herders would onslaught the municipality wrong 3 days,” the connection said.

During interrogation, constabulary said Umar Abubakar admitted that the accusation was mendacious and disclosed that a 32-year-old pistillate from the assemblage had told him astir a imagination successful which she believed the municipality could travel nether attack.

“He further disclosed that 1 Hannatu informed him astir a imagination she had that the assemblage mightiness beryllium attacked. He stated that the assertion was influenced by trauma foll...