JUST IN; Monarch arrested for aiding Bandits names people working with him
Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command has arrested the Village Head of Unguwan Tambai in Runka, Safana Local Government Area, Katsina, Usamatu Adamu, for allegedly providing information to bandits.
The arrest was confirmed by the spokesperson for the Katsina State Police Command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, during the parade of 15 criminal suspects in Katsina.
According to Sadiq-Aliyu, the police, acting on credible intelligence, tracked the 45-year-old village head to Sabon Gida in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where he was arrested on October 3. Adamu is suspected of involvement in a criminal conspiracy and kidnapping.
The police spokesman said: “The suspect was arrested after a painstaking investigation following credible intelligence linking him to several kidnapping incidents in Runka, Safana LGA of the state.
“Preliminary investigations revealed his alleged involvement in the criminal conspiracy and kidnapping of persons, all in Runka town.
“He confessed to the commission of the offence and further mentioned Rabe Sada, (alias BBC), aged 62, and Nasiru Sha’aibu, aged 48, all of Runka village as his accomplices.
“The three were suspended for giving information to one Umar, a notorious suspected bandits’ kingpin hibernating in Runka forest. Investigation is still ongoing.”
Sadiq-Aliyu added that the police, on September 27, arrested a 42-year-old suspected rapist for the defilement and attempted murder of a 16-year-old girl at Ambassadors quarters in Katsina.
He stated that the victim was sent on an errand by her mother when the suspect Usman Mohammed-Iyal, reportedly committed the offence.
Sadiq-Aliyu continued: “In a desperate bid to conceal his crime, the suspect threw the victim into a nearby well and hurled stones down the well, with an intent to kill her.
“Upon the victim’s disappearance, her father reported the incident at the GRA Divisional Police Headquarters, leading to swift action.
“An investigation was immediately launched, leading to the rescue of the victim from the well and arrest of the suspect.
“The victim is currently receiving medical attention. Investigation is currently ongoing.”
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