Bauchi Police Warn Against Climbing Telecom Masts For Attention-seeking
By Anne Osemekeh, Abuja
The Bauchi State Police Command has lamented the ugly trend of climbing telecommunications masts particularly by young attention-seeking individuals, and warned that offenders will be made to face charges.
The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, in a press release on Tuesday said this dangerous and careless behaviour has led to several incidents, prompting the Command to take action.
Wakil noted that the Command had reported three significant cases where individuals attempted to commit suicide by scaling communication masts.
According to him, the first incident occurred on 16th June 2025, when one Adamu Salisu, a 22-year-old male known as ‘Sarkin Malaman Samarin Muda Lawal Market,’ ascended a network mast located near Kofar Dumi Primary School, declaring that he would not descend until Alhaji Bala Wunti returned his call to announce his candidacy for gubernatorial office.
The second incident transpired two days later on 18th June 2025. One Usman Nanu, aged 35, a resident of the Kofar Dumi area of Bauchi metropolis, climbed a network mast at the same site to express his unwarranted support for the incumbent Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir CON (Kauran Bauchi). He lamented that he would not dismount until the governor confirmed his intention to contest the presidential election of 2027.
The most recent incident occurred on 29th June 2025, involving one Alkassim Saidu Yakubu, a 37-year-old male from the Unguwan Magaji Inkil area of Bauchi metropolis. He scaled an MTN mast. He asserted that he would remain at the location until the Bauchi State Commissioner of Finance publicly declared his candidacy for the gubernatorial race in 2027.
Wakil revealed that in each instance, police detectives were promptly deployed to the scenes and successfully rescued the individuals, who were subsequently apprehended for attempting to commit suicide.
He said the individuals have acknowledged their actions and expressed remorse for their “unaware” behaviour, noting that they will be subjected to profiling and legal charges by the law.
The statement added that the Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has expressed his miffed response to the emerging and perilous trend observed among certain youths in Bauchi state.
He underscored the public’s need to abstain from such activities to ensure their safety, stating that individuals who partake in these actions will be subject to the full consequences of the law.
“The commissioner urges parents, guardians, and influential leaders to advise their wards against disruptive behaviour and inciting remarks or gestures that may undermine the fragile peace in the state”, Wakil stated.
