The Police in Zamfara State, North-West Nigeria have arrested a terrorist and two suppliers of petrol to bandits operating in Dankurmi forest in the State.
The operation led to the recovery of a Golf vehicle with Registration number Lagos EJ 556 LSD, including 47 empty jerry cans of 25 litres and N9,000 cash.
A statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Mohammed Shehu identified the terrorist and their collaborators as Juli Musa, male, 54 years old, and Surajo Yahaya male, 35 years old and Bello Abubakar, male, 70 years old.
The statement explained that on September 25 at about 4am, Police Tactical Operatives while on midnight patrol within Gusau metropolis, acted on intelligence and trailed the said vehicle to arrest the driver one Surajo Yahaya inside a filling station located along Garejin Mailena-Wanke Road.
It also said, intelligence report revealed that the said vehicle was loaded with empty jerry cans and were received by the security guard of the filling station named Bello Abubakar which were meant for taking fuel and conveying same to terrorists at Dankurmi forest for their deadly operations.
The statement stated that a search was conducted in the filling station which led to the recovering of 47 empty jerry cans of 25 litres.
It could be recalled that, the Zamfara State Government in its recent security measures to curb banditry and other heinous crimes, banned the sell of fuel in jerry cans and in large quantity in the State.
In a similar fashion, police tactical operatives had earlier on September 24, acted on intelligence that led to the arrest of a notorious bandit who has been terrorising innocent members of the public in Zurmi, Birnin Magaji and Kaura Namoda Local Government Areas.
The statement disclosed that, intelligence further revealed that the suspect has been engaged in cattle rustling, receiving and selling of rustled animals in different parts of the State.
The Commissioner of Police, Kolo Yusuf while reassuring the public of the Command’s commitment to the protection of lives and property, appealed for continuous collaboration with the Police and other security agencies in an effort to rid the state of criminal activities.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
