Two students of Federal Polytechnic Bida, Niger state, have been arrested by the security unit of the institution for alleged burglary and theft. The students were paraded alongside one other person at the Administrative Block of the school on Tuesday, May 4.

The Chief Security Officer of the polytechnic, Alhaji Hussaini Mohammed, said that the suspects were arrested following persistent cases of burglaries and theft on campus.

The suspects were identified as David Abel, an ND II student of the Architectural Department, Mark Saidu, ND II, Urban and Regional Planning Department. The third suspect, Adamu Ahmed, who operates at Panteka in Minna, is said to often buy stolen properties from the students. 

During interrogations, Abel said his role was to move the stolen properties out of the school premises while Saidu conveyed them from Bida to Minna after every operation. Ahmed confessed to only buying the stolen items from the students.

Items recovered from the suspects included electronic appliances such as air-conditioning, plasma television, printers, home theater, industrial fans, and stabilizers.

The suspects have been handed over to the police for prosecution.