Police apprehend student with gun in Bauchi
By Ahmad Deedat Zakari
The Nigerian Police Force in Bauchi State have arrested a student for illegal possession of a gun.
The accused, whose identity is sketchy as at the time of writing this report, is believed to be a 400-level student of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.
Police spokesman in the state, SP Ahmed Wakil, stated in Bauchi on Wednesday that the suspect was arrested on Saturday following a tip-off by a vigilance group.
Wakil added that the suspect had already admitted to the offence and claimed that the weapons belonged to another person previously arrested for possession of a locally made pistol in 2021.
The accused is the second student to be caught with a gun in a space of one month in the university. In December 2023, a student identified as Atim Emmanuel, was arrested for owning a revolver pistol and a cartridge.