Friday, July 19, 2024 -The Katsina State Command has arrested a 13-year-old boy, suspected to be providing information to armed bandits.
The spokesperson of the command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu,
disclosed made this known in a statement on Friday, July 19, 2024.
“On July 3, the command, in collaboration with members of the
Katsina State Community Watch Corps (KSCWC) attached to Dansoda village,
Dandume Local Government Area (LGA), succeeded in arresting the 13-year-old
boy," the statement read.
"He resides in Sheik Abdullahi quarters of Dandume town. He
was arrested in connection to a suspected case of aiding and abetting armed
banditry.
“The suspect was arrested following the intelligence tips on his
nefarious activities. He specialises in providing information on potential
targets to suspected armed bandits
“In the course of
investigation, he confessed to the crime and further mentioned one Abba, now at
large, as his accomplice."
According to the
PPRO, the suspect further confessed to being part of the gang that attacked
Unguwar Bawa village several times, where they kidnapped and rustled animals.
The command also succeeded in arresting one Musaddik Abdullahi, of
Kofar Kaura quarters in Katsina, a member of a four-man notorious kidnapping
for ransom syndicate.
“We also succeeded in arresting the duo of one Abdulaziz Shehu,
age 18 years old of Shagari Low-cost, in Katsina, and Umar Lawal, 21 years old,
of Rahamawa quarters, in connection with a suspected case of theft and
fraud," he said.
“The suspects specialise in
swapping point-of-sale (POS) machines of unsuspecting members of the public
with fake ones and fraudulently withdrawing money from their accounts.”
He further stated that in a significant breakthrough, police
operatives succeeded in arresting three suspected informants of armed bandits
He said the suspects, all residents of Babbar Ruga village, in
Batagarawa LGA of the state, were arrested acting on credible intelligence on
their activities.
The suspects specialised in providing sensitive information to one
Mustafa Dan-Gambo, a suspected notorious bandits leader, now at large.
“Dan-Gambo has been terrorising
Jibia LGA and its environs. This sensitive information enabled the gang to
carry out a series of illicit activities, such as cattle rustling and kidnapping
“During the course of
interrogation, the suspects confessed to the commission of the offense. The
investigations are ongoing."
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