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Monarch arrested in Katsina for allegedly supplying information to bandits
Police operatives in Katsina State have arrested one Usamatu Adamu, the Village Head of Unguwan Tambai, Runka, in Safana Local Government Area for allegedly supplying information to bandits.
The spokesman of the Katsina State Police Command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, on Wednesday disclosed this while parading 15 suspected criminals in Katsina.
Sadiq-Aliyu said the command, while acting on credible intelligence on October 3, tracked and arrested the 45-year-old monarch to Sabon Gida village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Sadiq-Aliyu said Adamu was arrested in connection with a suspected case of criminal conspiracy and kidnapping.
The statement reads: “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.
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“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.”
Bandits have been kidnapping, raping and destroying properties of innocent people in the state.
Government efforts at stemming the tide have not yielded fruits.
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