A 33-year-old man, Najamu Aminu, was found slaughtered in his room in the Gwallaga area of Bauchi metropolis, triggering fear among residents and raising concerns over police investigation into the incident.
The deceased was reportedly discovered in a pool of blood on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, with residents suspecting that he was attacked by assailants while asleep.
The killing has thrown the community into panic, as residents expressed shock over the gruesome nature of the crime.
The incident was reported to the Township Police Division, popularly known as “A Division”, whose operatives evacuated the corpse and later released it to the family for burial.
However, the Organisation for African Child Development and Human Rights Protection has questioned the handling of the case by the police.
Speaking to journslists yesterday, the Team Lead of the organisation, Alkasim Muhammad, alleged that no suspect had been arrested or invited for questioning days after the incident.
He also claimed that police officers had not returned to the scene to interview witnesses or gather further evidence.
Muhammad further questioned the decision to release the victim’s body for burial shortly after it was recovered and why the case was allegedly not immediately transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for a detailed probe.
“Why did the DPO so quickly release the deceased’s body for burial within three hours without investigation? Why did the DPO single-handedly treat a homicide case at the divisional level without transferring it to the CID for further investigation, having fully known that such cases are above divisional level?
“Why did the DPO fail to revisit the crime scene for further investigation?” he asked.
The group urged the Commissioner of Police to constitute a special investigation team, order an autopsy on the deceased, arrest suspects linked to the killing and investigate the conduct of the Divisional Police Officer.
Reacting in a press statement issued on Saturday, the spokesman for the Bauchi State Police Command, SP Nafiu Abubakar, said the matter had already been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet and thorough investigation.
According to him, preliminary investigations commenced at the Township Division before the case was escalated to the SCID.
“The case was subsequently transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet and thorough investigation.
“Operatives of the SCID have since taken over the matter and commenced an in-depth investigation to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the death and to identify and apprehend all persons connected with the crime,” he said.
Abubakar added that the Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, had assured residents that the command would leave no stone unturned in ensuring justice is served.
He urged members of the public with useful information that could assist the investigation to come forward and support the ongoing probe.
