Sani Haruna
The Kebbi State Police Command has recorded tremendous achievements in its ongoing onslaught against banditry, kidnapping and other heinous crimes in the state.
The Command Public relations officer CSP Nafi’u Abubakar disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi the state capital.
He pointed out that the Divisional Police Headquarters, Suru, while on routine patrol, arrested one Basiru Abdullahi of Suru district, Suru LGA of Kebbi State in possession of two cattle reasonably suspected to be rustled.
When interrogated, he confessed to having conspired with Garba Chairman Datti of Suru, Ja’e Ango and two others now at large. He went to the bush and rustled three cows belonging to Sarkin Fulani Usman of Suru.
He added that they later sold the rustled cows at the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Naira (# 500 000) to one Safiyanu Aliyu of Jega town and Naziru Danmanu, now at large.
According to the statement, one green Toyota vehicle with registration number Naija-Minna 708XB, used during the operation was also recovered.
CSP Abubakar said the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Birnin Kebbi, for further investigation with a view to arresting the remaining fleeing suspects and ensuring diligent prosecution.
He explained that the Commissioner of Police, Kebbi State Command, CP Bello Sani, had applauded the DPO Suru and his team for their professionalism, swift response and intelligence-driven policing strategy.
The CP also charged the officers to sustain the momentum while assuring members of the public of the Command’s determination to dismantle criminal networks operating in Kebbi State.