Police Arrest Medical Doctor Over Attempt To Kill Couple
Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested a 35-year-old Mustapha Tahiti, a medical recorder with the Maternity Clinic in Kofar Ran, Bauchi town for an attempt to kill his cousin and his wife through a lethal substance.
Police said Tahiti was arrested on 6th March 2024 following a credible intelligence at the disposal of the State Intelligence Department (SID).
A statement on Thursday by SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, said the operatives acted on the report and arrested the suspect while actively planning to carry out his mission.
“On interrogation, the suspect confessed to the alleged crime and stated that he filled a syringe with insecticide chemical he bought which would be forcefully administered on the victims,” Wakil said.
The statement also accused Tahiti of planning to cart away the belongings of the couple after their death, if he had succeeded.
