Friday, May 16, 2025 - A 50-year-old man, Bashar Abubakar has been arrested for supplying food and fuel to suspected bandits in Katsina State.
The suspect, who hails from Gwarzo town in Gwarzo Local
Government Area of Kano State, was apprehended by members of the local
vigilante group in the community.
In a video shared by security analyst and counterinsurgency
expert Zagazola Makama and translated by Punch, the suspect, Abubakar
confessed to supplying petrol to the criminal group on at least one occasion.
"I gave them petrol once; it was up to one gallon,” he
said.
When questioned about a woman who reportedly used to deliver
the fuel, Abubakar claimed ignorance of her identity.
“The woman is one of them. They sent her to collect the
items from me. I don’t know her name, wallahi,” he stated.
Abubakar admitted he also bought and supplied various food
items to the group.
"I bought soft drinks, pure water, bread, rice, and
other stuff for them,” he said.
According to him, he did not deliver the items personally,
but the bandits usually came into town to collect them.
They normally come to pick up the stuff. Sometimes, they
come to Alhaji Bello’s place to collect them,” he explained.
Asked whether he believed his actions were justified,
Abubakar did not offer a direct answer but acknowledged the activities of the
group, including the imposition of levies.
“That boy that they asked to pay the ransom; it was the
Fulani that fixed the levy,” he said, although he claimed to have forgotten the
exact amount collected.”
He added that the boy in question had been accused of
stealing diesel from trucks and was judged by the group.
"He was caught stealing diesel from big trucks. Judgment was passed on him,” Abubakar said.
However, he distanced himself from the decision, saying, “Wallahi, they are the ones that changed the judgement.”
When asked if he received any benefit from his cooperation with the group, he replied, “They didn’t give me anything.”
Abubakar confirmed that everything he had said during the interview was true. “They are all true,” he concluded
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