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The Bauchi State Police Command has taken an 18-year-old into custody implicit the alleged drowning of a teen successful Kari Village, located successful Darazo Local Government Area of the state.
The incident, which reportedly occurred connected May 24, 2026, is being treated arsenic a suspected lawsuit of culpable homicide.
In a connection released by the Spokesman of the Command, SP Nafiu Habib connected Wednesday, the Command said it received accusation astir 4:15 p.m. that a 17-year-old boy, Abdullahi Muhammad, had drowned successful Kari River nether circumstances linked to an 18-year-old nonmigratory of the aforesaid community, Aisanu Nura.
According to preliminary findings, the fishy allegedly persuaded the unfortunate to travel him to the river, wherever the teen was reportedly drowned.
Police operatives from the Darazo Divisional Headquarters were said to person responded immediately, arrested the suspect, and launched an archetypal investigation.
The Command disclosed that efforts were inactive ongoing to retrieve the victim’s assemblage from the river.
It added that the substance had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) successful Bauchi for further investigation.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has directed investigators to behaviour a thorough and nonrecreational probe to found the afloat facts surrounding the incident.
He assur...
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