The Jigawa state police command said it has arrested four (4) suspected kidnappers at three (3) local government area of the State.
The command in a statement by it’s public relations officer DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam said “On 24/6/2023 at about 0250hrs, unknown armed men in their number, stormed Fulani settlement camp located in Musari village, Guri LGA and abducted one Abdu Biji ‘m’ 35yrs of same address.”
“Following a tip-off, detectives attached to State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) Jigawa state Command, arrested one Buba Alh. Audu ‘m’ age 37yrs of Dagana village Guri LGA, Adamu Dahiru ‘m’ 38yrs of Majen Fulani Auyo LGA, Bello Mallam ‘m’ age 20yrs Maina Duggu Fulani settlement Birniwa LGA and Mamman Bello ‘m’ 20yrs of Bodala Guri LGA,” it added.
It went furniture to say on investigation, all the suspects confessed to the commission of the offence.
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Meanwhile, the command has also recovered one million, four hundred and fifty thousand naira from people suspected to be thieves in Garki local government area.
It said “On a different development, on 16/8/2023 at about 0200hrs a group of armed men in their numbers in a maroon golf wagon car, were seen at Dunkumi village Garki LGA.
On receipt of the information, a team of Policemen from Garki Divisional headquarters surfaced the scene, on sighting the police, the hoodlums fled to unknown destination and abandoned a bag containing one million, four hundred and fifty thousand naira cash (1,450,000.00k), effort has been intensified with a view to arrest the fleeing culprits.
In the meantime, the Hadejia division of the state police command has arrested one Abdu Amadu suspected to be motorcycle thief.
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The command in a statement also said “on 18th and 19th of August, 2023 at about 0700hrs,1230hrs and 1235hrs respectively, operatives from Fanisau, Hadejia ‘A’ & ‘B’ Divisional Headquarters, acted on credible and actionable intelligence, arrested one Abdu Amadu ‘m’ age 30yrs of Safa village B/Kudu LGA with a Bajaj motorcycle red in color, with reg no. KTG 294 AQ Bauchi state, one Kaabu Nuhu ‘m’ age 26yrs ‘m’ of Boguwa village M/Madori LGA with Bajaj Motorcycle with Registration No. DAL 510 ON and one Mohammed Ali ‘m’ age 43yrs of Tsangawa village Miga LGA, with two (2) Bajaj Motorcycles red in color without registration number, which are strongly suspected to be stolen.
It said on investigation, the suspects confessed to having stolen the said motorcycles on different days and time at different locations.
It added that all the suspects will be charged to court for prosecution after a thorough investigation.