KATSINA – The Police in Katsina state has smashed a seven -man syndicate of suspected notorious armed robbers and recovered suspected stolen goods valued at about N4 million.
ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, the state command image maker disclosed this while parading the suspects at the police headquarters in Katsina on Thursday.
He said on September 8th, 2024, at about 0200hrs, the command succeeded in smashing the 7-man syndicate of suspected armed robbers responsible for robbing a motorist en route to deliver wrappers and materials valued at around four million naira.
“Operatives attached to the Funtua Area Command acted on intelligence and swooped in on the syndicate, arresting all seven members”.
“The syndicate used stones to barricade a point along the Kano-Zaria road, forcing the driver to stop, they therefore pounced and tied him, before loading the stolen items into two of their operational motor vehicles, one Volkswagen Golf III saloon, maroon color, with Reg. No. KMC 850 AJ, and a Ford Focus, Ash color, with Reg. No. RBC 873 XP, which were recovered loaded with the stolen items”.
He said during the search, ninety-four bundles of wrappers and lace materials and two bundles of materials, all valued at around four million naira were recovered.
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Investigation further revealed that the suspects had stolen, on different dates and times, grains and cooking oil while using the two motor vehicles to facilitate their crimes. The investigation is still ongoing.
Similarly, the Command has succeeded in arresting three suspects in possession of a locally fabricated gun, including the recovery of four live ammunitions.
“On August 28, 2024, at about 1600hrs, operatives attached to Dutsinma Area Command arrested the suspects, Janaidu Yusuf, Abubakar Dahiru, 27, and Murtala Halliru, 37, all of Machinjin village, Kankia LGA, Katsina State”.
The suspects, according to the state Police Public Relations Officer were arrested following an investigation triggered by a social media post, adding that, the suspect, Janaidu Yusuf had sometime in the month of August, 2024, posted a picture of himself brandishing a prohibited locally fabricated gun, which drew the attention of the command.
He explained that, upon arrest, Junaidu confessed to have obtained the gun from one Abubakar Dahiru, who confessed to have purchased the gun from the 3rd suspect, Murtala Halliru, who could not give satisfactory account of how he acquired the gun, investigation is still ongoing.
In another major breakthrough, the command has arrested one Bala Muhammad, 45, of Jabiri quarters, Funtua LGA, Katsina State, a suspected notorious thief, and recovered a stolen vehicle during a routine patrol.
He said on September 8th, 2024, at about 0300hrs, operatives attached to Funtua Area Command apprehended the suspect in possession of a suspected stolen vehicle, one Volkswagen Golf III, ash color, with registration number ZAR 982 YE, while on routine patrol.
Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to having stolen the vehicle from where it was parked at the front of a house in Yakawada village, Giwa LGA, Kaduna State, however investigations is still ongoing.
