JOINT POLICE-MILITARY OPERATION NEUTRALIZES BANDITS’ CAMPS IN KATSINA.
State Correspondent
THE Katsina State Police Command in collaboration with Nigerian Army, have raided bandits’ camps at behind Guzurawa and Garin Gambo villages, both of Safana LGA of the State, a notorious bandits’ enclaves.
The team succeeded in neutralizing eight (8) bandits camps, recovered nine (9) burnt motorcycles, and one AK47 rifle with five rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition.
Katsina State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Gambo Isah stated this while parading suspected bandits, kidnappers and cattle rustlers before newsmen at the command headquarters, Katsina.
He said the onslaught against the menace of banditry, armed robbery, kidnapping and other heinous crimes is ongoing in Katsina State.
“On 17/02/2021 at about 17:00hrs, DPO Kankara and team responded to a distress call that bandits, in their numbers, shooting sporadically, attacked Zango village, Kankara LGA. The team had a fierce gun duel with the hoodlums and over powered them. Consequently, the bandits fled and abandoned one AK 49 rifle with three magazines”.
SP Gambo Isah also added that Police Patrol Team, attached to Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Katsina Police Command, while on routine patrol arrested one Sa’idu Ahmed, ‘M’, aged 24yrs of G.R.A. Nasarawa LGA of Kano state, a notorious fraudster and impersonator in military camouflage.
“In the course of investigation the suspect confessed to have defrauded and deceitfully collected a Peugeot, 206, blue, with its documents from one Umar Abba, of Kwalam Motors, Obasanjo road, Kano State and came to Katsina with intern.
“On 25/02/2021 at about 13:00hrs, Police Patrol Team, attached to Faskari Division, while on routine patrol along Funtua – Yankara road, accosted the trio of (1) Lawali Duna, ‘M’. aged 40yrs, (2) Muhammadu Lawali Babuga, ‘M’, aged 22yrs and (3) Hussaini Abubakara, ‘M’, aged 30yrs of Kunkurmi village, Bungudu LGA of Zamfara state, notorious members of syndicate of bandits and kidnappers terrorizing Katsina and Zamfara states”.
He said the nemesis caught up with the suspects when they were intercepted on their way back to Zamfara State from Kaduna after collecting ransom sum of 3.6 million naira from the relatives of a kidnapped victim.
“Based on a tip off, the Command succeeded in arresting one Usman Ahmed, ‘M’, of Sabon Barka Road, Dandume LGA of Katsina state, a notorious member of kidnap for ransom syndicate.
“What happened was that on 22/02/2021, suspect anonymous called one Rayyanu Musa, ‘M’, of Gangare Quarters, Dandume, through his GSM line and intimidated him to go to Birnin-Gwari forest and deliver money to them, the sum of Two Million Naira (N2,000,000:00k) or risked being kidnap. In the course of investigation, the suspect was trailed and arrested. He confessed to the commission of the offense. But said he did it out of play. Investigation is ongoing”.
The Katsina Police Command again succeeded in arresting one Abba Ibrahim, ‘M’, aged 21yrs of Duwan village, Mani LGA of the State in possession of thirty-four (34) pieces of one-thousand-naira denomination suspected to be counterfeit.
“On 22/02/2021 at about 15:00hrs, the Command succeed in arresting one Umar Abubakar, alias “MAKWA”, ‘M”, aged 27yrs of Tigga Ligyal village, Faskari LGA of Katsina state, a notorious member of bandits and kidnap for ransom syndicate terrorizing Faskari, Dandume and Sabuwa LGAs of Katsina state and Zaria of Kaduna state. In the course of investigation, the suspect confessed to belong to the camp of one notorious bandits’ leader “MUMMINI” (now at large)”.
The suspect confessed to have participated in a series of kidnappings, the recent being that of Sabuwa and Zaria LGAs of Katsina and Kaduna States in which the sum of N600,000 and N300,000) were respectively collected from the victims’ family and have also participated in cattle rustling at Dansabau, Maru LGA of Zamfara state.
“On 22/12/2021 at about 20:00hrs, based on a tip off, the Command succeeded arrested the duo of one Suleman Haruna, ‘M’, aged 18yrs of Gidan Dawa Quarters, and Suleman Dahiru, ‘M’, aged 18yrs of Barhim Round, Katsina, who attacked one Saddiq Halliru, ‘M’, of Goriba Quarters, Katsina with dangerous weapons and forcefully robbed him of his motorcycle Jincheng motorcycle, valued N200,000:00 and Samsung mobile handset valued N60,000. In the course of investigation the suspect confessed to the commission of the offense along with the following suspects: 1. Suleman Haruna, m, aged 18yrs of Gidan Dawa Quarters, 2. Suleman Dahiru, m, aged 19yrs, Barhim round, 3. Mohammed alias “Ball” 4. Aliyu akuas “Dan Ali 4. Isah alias “Dan Isa” 5. Yusuf alias “Yubza” now at large”.
The Katsina State PPRO further explained that based on credible intelligence, the Command has succeeded in arresting one Ibrahim Yusuf, l ‘M’, aged 30yrs of Magaji Wando village of Dandume LGA, in possession of two suspected rustled cows at Sheme Market, Faskari LGA of Katsina state.
Gambo Isah added that at the course of investigation, the suspect confessed to have specialized as informant to bandits and also in receiving rustled cows from the bandits in Faskari, Dandume, and Giwa LGAs of Katsina and Kaduna states respectively as 2 stolen cows were also recovered in his possession.
According to him, at the course of investigation suspects confessed to the commission of the offense.
