The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 72-year-old man for allegedly chaining his 40-year-old biological son for 17 years without care in Shadawanka Village, near Bauchi Local Council.
The incident reportedly came to light on February 16, 2026, around 1:30 p.m., after community members raised an alarm over the alleged inhumane treatment. Police operatives promptly responded to the distress call.
According to reports, the Divisional Police Officer of ‘B’ Division, along with officers from the Police Response and Special Patrol Unit, led detectives to the house, where they found the victim confined in a room with a chain around his right leg.
The father, identified as Muhammad Lawan, was taken into custody, while the victim was immediately transferred to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital for medical care.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, stated, “On 16th February, 2026, at about 1620hrs, information was received from a good Samaritan that one Muhammad Lawan, popularly known as Babangida, had been confined by his biological father, Mohammed Lawan, in his house for seventeen (17) years without care.”
SP Habib added that the case is under investigation, noting that the Command would conduct a preliminary probe before handing the matter over to the State Criminal Investigation Department for a thorough investigation.
He reassured the public that the police would ensure perpetrators of such acts face the full weight of the law.
