The Bauchi State Police Command has rescued 17 minors allegedly found inhaling rubber solution in different locations across Bauchi metropolis and arrested two suspected suppliers of the substance.
The operation followed an intervention by a concerned resident who apprehended eight children allegedly inhaling rubber solution along Adamu Jumba Street at about 10 pm on November 5, 2026, before handing them over to the police.
In a follow-up operation later that night, police operatives rescued another nine minors around the Wunti Flyover area, bringing the total number of rescued children to 17.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed that information obtained from the rescued minors led to the arrest of two suspected suppliers during a subsequent operation on November 6.
The suspects were identified as 41-year-old Chimezie Ezikiel Nathan, from Yelwan Makaranta area, and 25-year-old Sani Ali, from Muda Lawan Market, both in Bauchi.
Police said 12 packs of rubber solution were recovered from the suspects during a search.
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The rescued children have been taken into protective custody as authorities work to identify their parents and guardians and reunite them with their families.
Meanwhile, the two suspects remain in police custody as investigations continue to uncover other individuals allegedly involved in supplying the substance to minors.
The Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, condemned the alleged exploitation of children through drug supply, describing the act as wicked, shameful and unacceptable.
He commended the concerned resident for alerting the authorities and urged parents, guardians, teachers, religious leaders and community members to remain vigilant and report suspicious activities involving children.
The police commissioner also assured residents that the command would sustain its crackdown on drug peddling and child exploitation across identified hotspots in the state.
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