Police place N1m bounty on Bauchi lawmaker declared wanted

Police Command Bauchi State has declared Rep. Yakubu Shehu wanted and placed a bounty of N1 million on him.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports Shehu was representing the Bauchi Federal Constituency on the platform of the PRP but later defected to the APC.

This is contained in the Special Police Gazette Bulletin CB: 2685/Bsx/VOL.T/4s distributed by the Bauchi State Police Command spokesperson, SP Ahmed Wakil, on Tuesday in Bauchi.

The bulletin said the Nigeria Police Force, under the authority of the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, had declared the member, Yakubu Abdullahi Shehu, wanted.

He is wanted “in connection with a case of criminal conspiracy, causing grievous hurt, inciting disturbances of public peace, and culpable homicide.”

“The police are seeking anyone with valid information that will lead to his arrest for interrogation and arraignment on criminal charges.”

Anyone with information that could assist in his arrest should please contact (815) 184-9417 or report to any nearest police station.

It said the security agency asked anyone with useful information about his whereabouts to contact them, promising a $1 million bounty on the lawmaker.

(NAN)