Former Bauchi South All Progressives Congress (APC) women’s leader Jemimah Dutse’s death has prompted an inquiry by the Bauchi State Police Command.
As of yet, the identity of the killers or killers have not been revealed; nonetheless, Dutse was discovered lifeless in a pool of blood within her home in Yelwa, Bauchi, near Muazu New Layout.
On October 3, 2026, at approximately 2:07 pm, a 49-year-old resident of Muazu New Layout reported the event to the ‘E’ Division, according to the police.
In a statement released on Sunday, SP Nafiu Habib, the spokesperson of the Command, stated that detectives from the division promptly arrived at the scene, took photographs, and transferred the body to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) in Bauchi for further medical examination and an autopsy.
At the same time, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, the Bauchi State Command’s commissioner of police, has ordered the case to be transferred to the SCID’s Homicide Section for a covert and comprehensive investigation.
According to the Command, the purpose of the inquiry is to determine who was responsible for the alleged murder of Dutse and the circumstances surrounding his death.
The police promised the public that they would investigate the matter thoroughly in order to find those responsible.