Police Officer. Credit: Stock photo
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested three members of a vigilante group and commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 39-year-old man, Abdulrazak Ibrahim, while in the group’s custody in the Bakin Kura area of Bauchi Local Government Area.
The command disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday by its Police Public Relations Officer, Nafiu Habib.
According to Habib, the incident was reported to the police on Thursday, August 20, 2026, at about 6:39 pm by the Chairman of the Vigilante Group in Bakin Kura.
He said preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased had been invited to the vigilante office following a theft complaint lodged by his mother, Hauwa Ibrahim.
