A Police Constable identified as Ukasha Muhammed has been shot dead by soldiers in Bauchi State.
The spokesman for the state police command, Ahmed Wakil, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday in Bauchi.
He said one of the suspects, Private Usman Mubarak (23NA/84/5346), attached to the Special Task Force (STF) Operation Safe Haven in Jos, Plateau State, has been detained by police operatives.
The incident, according to the spokesman, occurred on Friday night in the state capital.
The statement read: “On October 10, 2025, at approximately 22:35 hours, a distress report was received by the Bauchi State Police Command regarding a violent incident involving a patrol team led by Insp. Hussaini Samaila, which occurred during a routine patrol in the Bayan Gari area of Bauchi.
“The patrol team encountered an assault on one of its members, Constable Ukasha Muhammed (F/No 533164), by two individuals in front of Padimo Hotel. The remaining members of the team responded swiftly, resulting in the arrest of one suspect, while the other escaped the scene.”
