Saturday, September 21, 2024 The Katsina State Police Command has apprehended at least fifteen suspects for their alleged involvement in various crimes in the state.
The command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed this in a
statement on Friday, adding that members of the syndicate were arrested on
September 8th, 2024, at about 0200hrs, when operatives attached to the Funtua
Area Command acted on intelligence.
Among the suspects, Sadiq said, was a seven-man syndicate of suspected armed
robbers responsible for robbing a motorist en route to deliver wrappers and
materials valued at about N4 million.
He pointed out that the syndicate used stones to barricade a point along
the Kano-Zaria road, forcing the driver to a stop, where they tied and pounced
on the driver before loading the stolen items into two of their operational
motor vehicles, one Volkswagen Golf III saloon, maroon colour, with Reg. No.
KMC 850 AJ, and a Ford Focus, Ash colour, with Reg. No. RBC 873 XP, which was
recovered and loaded with the stolen items.
The PPRO added that 94 bundles of wrappers and lace materials alongside two
bundles of materials, all valued at about N4 million were recovered during the
search.
“Investigation further revealed that the suspects had stolen, on different
dates and times, grains and cooking oil while using the two motor vehicles to
facilitate their crimes. The investigation is still ongoing,” the
statement noted.
0 Comments