The Police Command in Katsina State announced the arrest of two suspects involved in aiding and abetting banditry, recovering suspected rustled animals from them. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, revealed this in a statement issued in Katsina on Thursday.
The arrests took place in Jibia Local Government Area, thanks to the collaboration between the police, the State’s Community Watch Corps (KSCWC), and local hunters. On July 25, 2024, police operatives attached to Jibia Divisional Police Headquarters, while on routine patrol with KSCWC and hunters, arrested the suspects along Magama cemetery. They were found in possession of two rams, one sheep, and a goat, all suspected to have been rustled.
During the investigation, the suspects confessed to receiving the rustled animals from a notorious bandits’ leader named Nura from Mazanya village in Jibia, who is currently at large. The suspects were on their way to dispose of the animals at Magama market in Jibia local government. They admitted to having received rustled animals multiple times from the bandits’ kingpin and selling them.
Sadiq-Aliyu confirmed that efforts are being intensified to arrest the fleeing suspect, with the investigation ongoing. He attributed the success to the sustained efforts of the command in the fight against armed banditry, under the leadership of the Commissioner, Aliyu Abubakar-Musa.