A caravan suspected of transporting over 1,000 bags of 25 kg iodised salt worth over N10 million was stopped by Bauchi State Police Command operations.
In a statement released on Friday, the Command’s spokesperson, SP Ahmed Wakil, said that the interception took place during a stop-and-search operation in Alkeleri in response to reliable intelligence.
On April 30, 2025, the trailer, registered under the license plate BAG 283 XF, was halted. Two conductors, Ibrahim Ahmad, 19, of Kaduna State, and Sadik Jidda, 20, of Borno State, were immediately apprehended despite the driver’s escape.
“Initial investigations showed the suspects were en route Alkeleri under the instruction of the fleeing driver. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend him and unravel the full details of the diversion,” Wakil stated.
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In another operation that same day, police officers detained Jibrin Ali, a 28-year-old Nigerien, for posing as military soldiers in the bandit-prone Yankari Game Reserve.
After resisting arrest and failing to explain his strange presence in the forest, a patrol team backed by local security groups took him into custody.
Both cases have been ordered to be moved to the State Criminal Investigation Department, or SCID, for a more thorough investigation by Commissioner of Police CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu.
He assured the public of the Command’s dedication to community safety and praised the police for their alertness.
