From Maiharaji Altine
The Zamfara state police command has arrested one suspected kidnapper one informant and three car snatchers.
The police command has also recovered two AK 47 rifles, live ammunition two vehicles and one motorcycle.
Addressing journalists at the police headquarters in Gusau last Friday, the spokesperson of the command, ASP Yazid Abubakar said the suspected kidnapper, Lawali Danhajiya had been terrorizing Saminaka area of Gusau town.
Abubakar said, the suspected notorious kidnapper was arrested on June 27 2023 at about 1330hrs.
He said, “The Police Tactical Team attached to Area Command Gusau acted on actionable intelligence that led to the arrest of the suspect who was suspected to be among the notorious kidnappers terrorizing the Saminaka area under Gusau Metropolis”.
“In the course of investigation one Mika’ilu lbrahim “m” of Saminaka clearly identified him as one of the bandits that kidnapped him sometime in March 2023 at his residence in Saminaka area”.
“Another victim named Aina’u Aliyu “f” of Saminaka area also identified the suspect as the one who kidnapped her on 22nd June, 2023”.
Abubakar stated that the case was under investigation adding that the suspect would be charged to court on completion of the investigation.
The police spokesperson also explained that a suspected female informant, Umma Zubairu aged 35 was nabbed by the police when the bandits were about to attack a police formation in the state.
According to him, the female informant was arrested in connection with the planned attack of a police formation at Rukudawa village in Zurmi local government area.
He said, “Police Operatives attached to Zurmi Division acted on credible information that, some group of armed bandits were planning to carry out attack on Police formations in Zurmi local Government area”.
“On receiving the information, the DPO led a team to investigate the matter which resulted to the arrest of one Umma Zubairu “f” 35 yrs old of Rukudawa village at Awala via Nasarawan Zurmi L G A on 16th July 2023 at about 0430hrs in connection with the planned attack on policemen at Zurmi Division”.
”During the interrogation, the suspect confessed that she has been working with bandit kingpin Dan karami Gwaska as his informant and tasks her to monitor policemen at Zurmi Division so as to attack the Division”.
“The suspect has been investigated and charged to court for prosecution”.
In a related development, the police spokesperson also explained that, three suspected motorcycle snatchers were arrested by the police at Yar tukunya village along Gusau-Kaura Namoda road
The suspects according to him were Hamza Bello, Muazu Nasiru and Umar Usman.
Exhibits recoverd from them according to Abubakar included one motorcycle and two cars stressing that they too would be taken to court after the investigation.
He said, “On 27th July 2023, a team of Police Operatives attached to Anti-violence Squad acted on intelligence and intercepted three suspects upon reasonable suspicion that, they are motorcycles snatchers and receivers of stolen property at Yar Tukunya village along Gusau-Kaura Namoda road.
Preliminary investigation revealed that, the suspects are notorious and professional motorcycles snatchers within Gusau metropolis”.
In the course of interrogation, the two suspects Hamza Bellom of Nasarawa Area of Kaura Namoda and Mu’azu Nasirum of Gidan Dan Zara Village of Kaura Namoda l.G.A confessed to have snatched one motorcycle from one Okadaman at Gada Biyu area of Gusau which they sold it to one Umar Usman m of Gabakin Dan Maliki Village of Kaura Namoda l.G.A for the sum of two hundred and forty thousand naira only (#240,000)”
“They further confessed that, they have been into the act for more than four years and had snatched more than twenty-five (25) motorcycles within Gusau metropolis”.
”Meanwhile, during the investigation, Umar Usman was arrested at Yar Tukunya along Gusau Kaura Namoda road and recovered one motorcycle boxer red in color from him which he also confessed to have bought the motorcycle from them at that rate”.
“He also revealed that, he bought from them only ten (10) motorcycles and sold them outside the State. The above mentioned exhibits were recovered from them. Discreet investigation is in progress to arrest other members of their gang for prosecution”.
Abubakar maintained that the command has introduced new anti-crime measure to curb criminal activities in the State.
He added that, the existing harmonious relationship with the member of the Press would be sustained so as to get members of the public duly informed of Police activities and programs in the State.
