Friday, September 25, 2026 - The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested members of a notorious motorcycle-snatching syndicate for allegedly k!lling nine persons and stealing 33 motorcycles across three states.
The spokesperson for the command, Lawn Shiisu Adam,
disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
Adam said the syndicate specialised in motorcycle snatching,
receiving stolen property and other violent crimes across Kaduna, Kano and
Jigawa States.
According to the statement, the breakthrough followed an
incident in which one of the suspects allegedly attacked and snatched a
motorcycle from one Okada rider in Jahun LGA.
"The
Jigawa State Police Command has arrested members of a suspected syndicate
allegedly specializing in motorcycle snatching, receiving stolen property, and
other violent crimes across Kaduna, Kano, and Jigawa States,” the statement
read.
"The
breakthrough followed an incident in which one of the suspects allegedly
attacked and snatched a motorcycle from one Okada rider in Aujara District,
Jahun LGA.
"Following
the incident, the police, in collaboration with vigilantes, responded promptly,
recovered the stolen motorcycle, and apprehended the suspect.
"The
arrest subsequently led to the identification and apprehension of other alleged
members of the syndicate operating across the three states.
"During
a discreet and painstaking investigation, the suspects reportedly disclosed
their involvement in the snatching of no fewer than thirty-three (33)
motorcycles belonging to innocent members of the public in different locations
across Kaduna, Kano, and Jigawa States.
“The
suspects further allegedly revealed their involvement in violent attacks during
which some victims were wounded and injured.
"More
disturbingly, they reportedly confessed to the alleged k!lling of nine (9)
persons in the course of their criminal activities across the three states.”
The
suspects' identities are
1. Ado Saleh
alias Datti 'm' age 55yrs of Kawari village, Ajingi LGA, Kano State.
2. Abdullahi Saidu 'm' age 37yrs of Kwanar Dangora village, Kano State
3. Magaji Danladi 'm' of Auramo quarters Ringim LGA.
4. Sabiu
Miko 'm' Of Kaugama LGA.
5. Habibu
Dan Iya 'm' of Didi village Gagarawa LGA
6. Shamsu
Sani 'm' age 32yrs of Ajingi LGA, Kano State,
7. Ali
Salisu 'm' age 40yrs of Yanbaru settlement, Sule Tankarkar LGA,
8. Alhassan
Isa alias Tata 'm' of Shuwarin Kiyawa LGA,
9. Ado Ali
'm' of Baranda village, Dutse LGA.
The
Commissioner of Police, Jigawa State Command, CP Tijjani Murtala, psc, mnips,
commended the police personnel involved in the operation, as well as the Good
Samaritan whose timely intervention contributed to the recovery of the stolen
motorcycle and the arrest that led to the wider breakthrough.
The CP has
directed the SCID Dutse to sustain a discreet and professional investigation
towards identifying other members of the syndicate, tracing and recovering
additional stolen motorcycles, establishing the circumstances surrounding the
reported attacks and alleged k!llings, and ensuring that all suspects found
culpable are prosecuted in accordance with the law.
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