The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the murd£r of the former zonal women leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi South, Mrs. Jemimah Dutse.
Dutse was found dead with her throat allegedly sl!t inside her home at Muazu New Layout, Yelwa area of Bauchi metropolis.
Confirming the incident in a statement on Sunday, October 4, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Bauchi State Command, SP Nafiu Habib, said the Command had commenced investigation into the incident.
SP Habib said that a 49-year-old resident of Muazu New Layout, Yelwa, reported the incident to the ‘E’ Division of the Command on October 3, 2026.
“Upon receipt of the report, detectives attached to ‘E’ Division promptly visited the scene, documented it, and evacuated the body to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi, for medical examination and autopsy,” he said.
Habib said the Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Command, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, had directed the immediate transfer of the case to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet and thorough investigation.
He said the investigation was aimed at unravelling the circumstances surrounding Dutse’s d£ath and bringing those responsible to justice.
The Command commiserated with the deceased’s family, friends and political associates, assuring the public that “no stone will be left unturned” in the investigation.
The Police also assured residents that further developments would be communicated as the investigation progresses.