Village head arrested for allegedly serving as informant for bandits

The village head of Unguwan Tambai, Runka, in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State, Usamatu Adamu has been arrested by the Katsina State Police Command for allegedly supplying information to bandits.

Penpushing reports that the Command Public Relations Officer Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, made this known while parading 15 suspected criminals in Katsina on Tuesday, stressing that the police tracked and arrested the 45-year-old suspect on October 3, 2024 at Sabon Gida village in Igabi local government area of Kaduna State.

The statement emphasized that Adamu was arrested in connection with a suspected case of criminal conspiracy and kidnapping, after a painstaking investigation following credible intelligence linking him to several kidnapping incidents

“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 of Runka town’, the statement reads.

“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. The investigation is still ongoing’, Sadiq-Aliyu said.

Penpushing further reports that the command spokesperson disclosed that in similar development the police arrested a suspected rapist on September 27,2024 for the brutal assault and attempted murder of a 16-year-old girl in Ambassador’s quarters, Katsina.

The statement said the victim was sent on an errand by her mother when the suspect, Usman Mohammed-Iyal, aged 24, of the same quarters, allegedly committed the offence, adding that the suspect threatened and dragged her into an uncompleted building, where he then violently assaulted and raped the victim.

‘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, (officers) successfully rescued the victim from the well and arrested the suspect. The victim is currently receiving medical attention. An investigation is currently ongoing’, he stated.

Penpushing also reports that Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed the arrest of one Binta Muhammed, aged 35, of Lungun Loma quarters, Dutsinma local government area  of the state, in connection with a suspected case of cruelty to a child.

The police spokesman said during the investigation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the offence and would soon be charged in court after the investigation, adding that three suspects were arrested on September 25, 2024 at the Kofar Durbi Quarters, Katsina, in connection with a suspected case of vandalism and theft.

‘While on routine patrol, a team of police operatives, in collaboration with members of the vigilance group, intercepted the syndicate. They were found in possession of some electric armoured cable, a sharply pointed iron bar, and a hacksaw suspected to have been stolen’.

“During interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime and further mentioned four other suspects, now at large, as their accomplices. Efforts are being intensified to ensure the arrest of the fleeing suspects as the investigation proceeds,” he said.

Penpushing further reports that Sadiq-Aliyu in the statement said the police on September 26, 2024, equally arrested three other suspects in connection with a case of vandalism and theft, stating that four suspected thieves were arrested after breaking into a house in Babban Mutum village, in Baure local government area and stealing about N2 million.

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