The state Commissioner of Police, CP AT Abdullahi, made this known to
newsmen on Thursday, March 28, 2024, when he paraded suspects arrested for
various crimes.
According to the CP, a group of gunmen robbed a motorcyclist of his bike
at Warwade village and after perpetrating the act, the sighted an oncoming
vehicle approaching the scene.
Abdullahi said the armed men fired several shots at the vehicle
conveying two passengers, killing all the occupants, including the driver and a
former M.D of Jigawa State Housing Authority.
Acting on credible Intelligence, detectives attached to the Command in
conjunction with vigilante members, conducted a raid at Dangoli Fulani camp in
Kiyawa LGA and arrested two suspects, Bello Usman,20, and Musa Babangida, 18,
in connection with the case.
“On 07/03/2023 at about 1940hrs, a distress call was received by the
Divisional Police Officer B/Kudu Division that, group of unknown armed men were
sighted along Kiyawa-B/Kudu road, attacked and robbed a motorcyclist of his
motorcycle at Warwade village B/kudu LGA, Jigawa state,” the CP stated.
"While perpetrating the act, there come a motor vehicle approaching
their direction, they became irritated thinking that it was security
operatives, fired several shots at the incoming vehicle driven by one Alh.
Alhassan Garba ‘m’ age 55yrs of B/Kudu alongside one Alh. Abubakar Babangida
Mohammed ‘m’ of B/Kudu, former M.D Jigawa state Housing Authority and Shehu
Saidu of Yalwan Damai village B/Kudu LGA as a result, all died on the spot,
while the bandits fled.
"On 9th March, 2024, acting on this credible Intelligence, cross
section of detectives attached to the Command in conjunction with vigilante
members, conducted an Intelligence-Led Raid at Dangoli Fulani camp of Kiyawa
LGA and arrested two suspects in connection with the case namely; (1) Bello
Usman ‘m’ age 20yrs and (2) Musa Babangida ‘m’ age 18yrs all of Kiyawa LGA
Jigawa state.
"As a result of which, the following exhibits were recovered in the
premises; two (2) AK 47 riffles, four (4) magazines, sixty eight (68) rounds of
life ammunition, one (1) constructed leg chain, eight handsets, one (1) Boxer
motorcycle with Reg No. LSR 206 QP, ECOWAS passport belonging to Alh. Mu’azu
Abubakar, one potable solar panel, five (5) SIM Cards, eight spare handset
batteries, cash sum of two hundred and twenty one thousand five hundred and ten
naira (N221,510.00k).
"Investigation further revealed that the recovered arms were used
in committing the robbery that claimed the lives of three innocent persons of
Birnin Kudu town.
“On interrogation, the suspects confessed that the items recovered
belong to the said Alh Mu’azu. Effort to arrest him and other members of the
syndicate is on top gear.”
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