Yobe: Three arrested over farm equipment theft; generators and solar panels recovered

Yobe State Police arrested three suspects over the alleged theft and receipt of farm equipment in Bursari Local Government Area. Residents apprehended 40-year-old Musa Mohammed near Tarabutu Village on October 21, 2026; he later named Mohammed Baki and Haruna Wakil Sano, alias Kogi, as alleged accomplices. A search of the home of Adamu Abubakar, who allegedly bought the stolen goods, recovered two water-pump generators, hoses, two gas cylinders and ten solar panels. Kogi was arrested in a follow-up operation the next day, while police continue efforts to find the fleeing Baki.