The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old man, John Umar, for alleged impersonation, criminal breach of trust, assault and theft, recovering a vehicle reportedly stolen from a water factory owner in Bauchi.
The suspect, a resident of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, was also accused of impersonating a Nigerian Army personnel to perpetrate criminal activities.
The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, adding that the arrest followed a petition by a resident of the Gida Dubu area of Bauchi metropolis.
According to Habib, the complainant, identified as Salisu, whose other names were withheld, reported that he received a call from an unknown number on October 18, 2026, from a man who identified himself as John Umar Shehu and sought employment as a driver at his pure water factory.
