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Politics● Low1h ago · Nov 8, 2026, 9:11 PM

Police arrest six suspected phone thieves at Makinde’s Bauchi rally

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Vanguard Nigeria · Sub-Saharan Africa

By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested six suspected phone thieves accused of stealing mobile phones from participants at the presidential campaign flag-off of the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) candidate, Governor Seyi Makinde, in the state. The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Police Violent Crimes Response Unit (VCRU), deployed […] The post Police arrest six suspected phone thieves at Makinde’s Bauchi rally appeared first on Vanguard News.

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