Police arrest three over theft of farm equipment, recover generators, solar panels in Yobe

Yobe State Police Command has arrested three suspects for alleged theft and receiving stolen farm equipment in Bursari Local Government Area of the state.

According to a press statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Yusuf Adamu Aliyu, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, the suspects were apprehended following a distress call received by the Garin Alkali Divisional Police Headquarters on October 21, 2026.

The statement said one Musa Mohammed, 40, of Garin Alkali town, was apprehended by residents in a farm area near Tarabutu Village over alleged theft of farm equipment.

“Detectives were immediately mobilised to the scene and took the suspect into custody.

“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to conspiring with one Mohammed Baki of Gashua and Haruna Wakil Sano, aka Kogi, 27, to steal farm equipment from the Duhuwu Nima farm area.

“He also disclosed that the stolen items were sold to one Adamu Abubakar of Gashua LGA, who was traced and arrested”, the statement said.

The Police said a search conducted at the receiver’s residence led to the recovery of two water pump generators, discharge and suction hoses, two gas cylinders and ten solar panels reasonably suspected to have been stolen.

In a follow-up operation on October 22, 2026, detectives also arrested Kogi, who confessed to his involvement in the crime, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspect, Mohammed Baki.

The Commissioner of Police, Usman Kanfani Jibrin, commended the officers for recovering the items and urged farmers and members of the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious activities to the nearest police formation.