Thursday, December 19, 2024 - The Nigeria Police has arrested a notorious bandit and three car snatchers in Kaduna.
In a statement by the Kaduna Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mansir
Hassan, he said a suspected bandit, Aliyu Umar, was arrested in Zaria on
December 16, 2024, with eight AK-47 magazines and 50 rounds of live ammunition.
According to the statement, the suspect, Umar confessed to being part of
a notorious gang operating in Zamfara State.
“On December 16, 2024, at about 1800 hours, operatives of the
Anti-Kidnapping Unit led by their OC SP Sani Ibrahim, acting based on credible
information, successfully intercepted and arrested a 22-year-old suspect, Aliyu
Umar, in Zaria.
“The suspect was apprehended in possession of eight AK-47 magazines and
50 rounds of live AK-47 ammunition,” he stated.
According to the statement, during preliminary investigations, the
suspect confessed to being part of a notorious bandit gang operating in Zamfara
State and that he travelled to Barikin Ladi, Jos, to collect the weapons from
another accomplice, whose real identity is yet to be ascertained
In a separate operation, the statement said police operatives posed as
buyers and arrested three car snatchers – Kefas Danladi, 24, Usman Salisu, 23,
and Yusuf Danladi, 22.
They all confessed to stealing a Toyota Avalon from a resident’s house
in Naval Quarters, Asokoro, Abuja.
It said the stolen Toyota Avalon had been recovered and secured at the
police station, adding that the rightful owner had been notified.
It said during preliminary investigations, the suspects confessed to stealing the vehicle from the house of a resident in Naval Quarters, Asokoro, Abuja.
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