Bauchi Police Investigate Killing of Former APC Women Leader

The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of Mrs. Jemimah Dutse, a former zonal women leader for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi South. Dutse was found dead inside her home at Muazu New Layout, in the Yelwa area of Bauchi metropolis, with her throat reportedly slit. In a statement on Sunday, October 4, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the Bauchi State Command, SP Nafiu Habib, confirmed the incident and said the Command had begun an investigation. Habib said a 49-year-old resident of Muazu New Layout, Yelwa, reported the matter to the Command's 'E' Division on October 3, 2026. Habib said that after receiving the report, detectives with the 'E' Division quickly went to the scene, documented it, and took the body to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi, for medical examination and autopsy. He also said the Commissioner of Police for the Bauchi State Command, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, directed that the case be transferred immediately to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for a discreet and thorough investigation. The probe is aimed at uncovering the circumstances of Dutse's death and bringing those responsible to justice, he said. The Command expressed condolences to the deceased's family, friends, and political associates, and assured the public that "no stone will be left unturned" in the investigation. Police also said further developments would be shared as the investigation proceeds.