Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested five suspects for alleged criminal conspiracy, abetment, and possession of motorcycles intended to facilitate banditry in the state.
The suspects, Saifullahi Suleiman, Halidu Adamu, Ibrahim
Abubakar, Sani Kabiru, were arrested on September 18, 2025, by a joint patrol
team of officers and vigilantes led by the Divisional Police Officer of Kamba
Division, Bello Lawal.
The spokesperson of the command, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, who
disclosed this in a statement on Monday, September 22, said a fifth suspect,
Mubarak Ladan, was arrested for offering N600,000 bribe to the police to secure
the release of the arrested suspects.
According to the PPRO, the three motorcycles recovered from
the suspect were meant to be delivered to Lakurawa terrorists’ group through
one Alhaji.
“The Kebbi State Police Command has recorded another
significant breakthrough in its sustained onslaught against violent crimes in
the state. On the 18th September, 2025 at about 2130hrs, police joint patrol
with members of the vigilantes led by the Divisional Police Officer, Kamba,
while acting on credible intelligence arrested the following suspects (1)
Saifullahi Suleiman age 37yrs (2) Halidu Adamu age 26yrs, (3) IIbrahim Abubakar
age 37yrs and (4) Sani Kabiru age 22yrs all m of Kamba town, Dandi LGA of Kebbi
State, in possession of three Honda motorcycles AKA Boko Haram, purchased from
Benin Republic, at the sum of Five Million Four Hundred Thousand Naira (#5,
400, 000: 00),” the statement read.
"In the course of interrogation, it was discovered that
the said motorcycles were meant to be delivered to Lakurawa terrorists’ group
through one Alhaji m of Kangiwa town, Arewa LGA of Kebbi State, who is still at
large.
“Similarly, while the investigation was ongoing, one Mubarak
Ladan m age 28yrs of Kamba town, Dandi LGA, approached the DPO kamba, SP Bello
Mohd Lawal, with the sum of Six Hundred Thousand Naira (#600,000:00) bribe to
truncate Justice, with a view to securing the release of the arrested suspects.
Hence, he was also arrested and recovered the said amount as exhibits.”
The Commissioner of Police, Kebbi State Command, CP Bello M
Sani had directed the Deputy commissioner of Police, State Criminal
Investigation Department (SCID), Birnin Kebbi, to intensify more efforts to
track down the remaining fleeing suspects who featured in the case.
CP Bello M Sani had commended the DPO Kamba and members of
the Vigilantes for displaying professionalism, courage and visibility policing
approach in arresting the suspects and charged them to sustain the momentum for
economic activities to thrive in the state.
The CP equally charged other DPOS in the state to emulate
the DPO kamba, and reiterated the unwavering commitment of the Command in
eliminating the networks of unscrupulous elements operating along the boarders
of Kebbi State.
Sani, however appealed to the residents of the state to
continue to partner with the police and other security agencies in ensuring
crime free environment.
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