Get Guardian on GoogleA 58-year-old school principal, Bashir Musa, has been arrested by police in Katsina State for the suspected theft of several school items, including computer monitors and solar panels.
Musa was apprehended last Monday in Dutsi Local Government Area after the local police station received information about vandalism, breaking, and theft at the school laboratory.
Police investigations revealed that several items recovered from the principal’s residence were suspected to have been taken from the school laboratory.
Items recovered include four solar panels, one solar battery, five computer monitors, three Central Processing Units (CPUs), one printing machine, and two clippers.
The spokesperson for the state police command, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the incident, saying the principal had been arrested and taken into custody for questioning.
“The Katsina State Command has succeeded in arresting one Bashir Musa, male, age 58, a school principal, suspected to be in connection with a case of vandalism, breaking, and theft at the school laboratory.
“On 19 January 2026, at about 0600 hours, information was received at Dutsi Division regarding a break-in and theft of solar lighting equipment and desktop computers at a school in the LGA.
“Upon receipt of the information, detectives were drafted to the scene, and the investigation commenced. A handsaw suspected to have been used in perpetrating the crime was recovered from the scene.
“The investigation led to the residence of the school principal; upon search, the following items were recovered as exhibits: four solar panels, one solar battery, five computer monitors, three CPUs, one printing machine, and two clippers.
“The principal was subsequently arrested and taken into custody for questioning, where he confessed to the commission of the crime,” Aliyu said.
He added that the investigation is ongoing with a view to recovering the remaining exhibits.
