The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested eight suspected criminals, including a gun runner, bandit and informants, from different operations carried out at various locations, to dislodge criminal elements.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police Yazid Abubakar, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the command’s headquarters in Gusau, about the successes recorded in the fight against banditry in Zamfara.
Zamfara State in Northwest Nigeria has been faced with various crimes, ranging from banditry, cattle rustling, kidnapping among others
Security operatives have been launching offensives against the criminals terrorizing innocent people, to flush them out and restore peace in the Northwest states.
The police in Zamfara, through the Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police Yazid Abubakar, say the command has nabbed a bandit identified as Ibrahim Mohammed, 50 years old, who hailed from Maru LGA of the state, two bandit informants, a gun runner and five others, in a breakthrough, in its ongoing onslaught against criminals and crimes.
He explained that the police apprehended the suspected criminals, following credible intelligence from members of the public.
He says the suspects will be prosecuted when investigations are concluded.
Items recovered include assorted rifles, a stolen ATM card, leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, as well as a canter, suspected to be owned by a bandit named Dan Sadiya.
Editor : Ena Agbanoma
