Police Arrest 3 Informants In Katsina 

Police Arrest 3 Informants In Katsina 

iexclusive News Nigeria reports that the Katsina State Police Command has arrested three suspected bandits informants.

The state police spokesperson, Gambo Isah made this known in a statement on Friday. The statement noted that the suspects had masterminded the kidnappings of residents of Dutsmina local government area of Katsina State.

The statement also said that the team recovered 102 goats, eight sheeps and two cows after engaging bandits in a fierce duel to wade off attack on Tamo Village in the Safana local government area of the state.

It read: “On 12/11/2020 at about 14:00hrs, based on a tip off, the Command succeeded in arresting one Bilyaminu Ma’aruf, ‘M’, aged 35yrs of Kadangaru Quarters, and Sani Umaru, ‘M’, aged 40yrs of Gammo village, of Dutsinma LGA of Katsina state, notorious informers to bandits in the forest.

In the course of investigation, suspects confessed to have masterminded the kidnappings of so many residents of Dutsinma area including that of one Amina Usman, ‘F’, aged 20yrs of Dutsinma in which the sum of Nine Hundred Thousand Naira was paid to the kidnappers as a ransom and the sum of twenty thousand naira was given to them as their share of the crime.

“Furthermore, they also confessed to have provided information to bandits that led to the kidnapping of one Amina Shu’aibu, ‘F’, aged 22yrs of the same address, who later escaped from the hands of the bandits and several other similar kidnappings incidents in the area. Investigation is ongoing.

“Today 4/12/2020 at about 01:10hrs, Area Commander, Dutsinma, led a team of Policemen and blocked Tsaskiya cattle route, Safana LGA of Katsina state, based on the report that bandits in their numbers, armed with AK 47 rifles have attacked Tamo village, Kurfi LGA and rustled domestic animals.

“Fortunately, the hoodlums followed through the route and the police team engaged them into a serious gun duel.

The team succeeded in dislodging the bandits and recovered one hundred and two (102) goats, eight (8) sheep and two (2) cows stolen from the village by the bandits.

Search parties are still combing the area with a view to arrest the bandits and/or recover their dead bodies. Investigation is ongoing.”