From March 1 to 31, the Katsina State Police Command announced it had neutralised five suspected bandits, rescued over 100 kidnapped victims, and recovered 658 rustled livestock.
During the review period, 51 cases of significant crimes, including armed robbery, kidnapping, culpable killings, and livestock rustling, were documented, with 30 cases being charged in court.
In a news briefing conducted at the Command Headquarters on Friday, Police Spokesman ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu stated that 64 individuals had been apprehended in connection with these crimes.
He explained that 9 suspected armed robbers, 11 murder suspects, 29 suspected rapists, and 19 suspects were detained for a variety of offences, including criminal force, intimidation, inciting unrest, theft, and membership in a gang of brigands, among others.
See the police statement below:
“ARREST OF THREE (3) SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBERS, RECOVERY OF TWO
(2) SUSPECTED STOLEN PHONES:
On March 21, 2024 at about 2300 hrs, the command succeeded in arresting the
O One (1) Muhammed Halliru,’m’, of Unguwar sodangi quarters, Malumfashi
SA, (2) Mohammed Nuhu. ‘m’, aged 19 years old of Unguwar sodangi quarters, Malumfashi LGA, and one (3) Hamza Bala, ‘m’, aged 19 years old of Pay-Master, Malumfashi LGA, in connection with a suspected case of criminal Conspiracy and armed robbery.
The fact of the case is that, on March 19t, 2024, at about 2100 hrS, one Abdulrazak Hamisu, “m,” of Gangarawa quarterS, Malumfashi LGA, reported at the Malumfashi Divisional Headquarters that on the same date, at about 2100 hrs he was with his girlfriend at the abovementioned address when the suspects, three (3) in number, armed with dangerous weapons such as sharp knives and machetes, attacked them and robbed them off their GSM handsets, one Infinix Hot 6 valued at fourty-thousand naira (AN40,000) and Huawei valued at about twenty thousand naira (N20,000).
Upon receipt of the report, swiftly detectives swung into action and succeeded in arresting one Muhamnmed Halliru,’m’, of unguwar sodangi quarters, Malumfashi LGA. In the course of interrOgation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the offence and further mentioned one (1) Mohammed Nuhu, ‘m’, aged 19 years old of Unguwar sodangi quarters, Malumfashi LGA, and one (2) Hamza Bala, ‘m, aged 19 years old of Pay-Master quarters, Malumfashi LGA, as his accomplices, where they were all traced and arrested. Two (2) cell phones were recovered from the suspects as they all confessed to the commission of the offence. The investigation is ongoing.
“ARREST OF TWO (2) SUSPECTED NOTORIOUS MOTORCYCLE THIEVES
The command has succeeded in arresting the duo of one (1) Mubashir Ibrahim,’m’, age 22 years old, of Bakin Yadi quarters, Daura LGA, and one (2) Aliyu Ibrahim,’m’, age 20 years old, of Rahamawa Abattoir quarters, Katsina, in connection with a suspected case of criminal conspiracy and theft of a motorcycle.
Nemesis caught up with the duo when they were intercepted by police personnel attached to border patrol on duty along Jibia-Katsina Road in possession of a suspected stolen boxer super cargo motorcycle, red in colour, with Reg. No. GRR 717 QB. When questioned, the suspects could not provide a satisfactory account as to how they came about the motorcycle, hence, their arrest.
During the course of the investigation, it was revealed that on the 30th of March, 02t, at approximately 0300 hours, the suspects criminally conspired and trespassed into the house of one Lawal Dauda, ‘m, situated at Tambu Village,
Daura LGA, and stole away the said motorcycle. They were arrested while trying to dispose off same at the neighbouring Niger Republic through one Sama’ila Intallo, m’, of Hirji village, Niger Republic. Efforts are being intensified to arrest the fleeing suspect as the investigation proceeds.