Police arrests suspected cattle rustler, recover 90 livestock in Kaduna

Police operatives in Kaduna on Saturday arrested a suspected rustler and recovered 90 livestock in Kaduna State.

The spokesman for the state police command, ASP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this to journalists on Sunday in Kaduna.

Hassan said: “On December 16, at about 2130 hours, our operatives conducting a patrol near Kasuwan Dole in Millennium City, successfully arrested the suspect.

“The suspect is from Kurmin Kaduna in Igabi Local Government Area of the state.”

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He added that the suspect allegedly rustled 65 cows and 25 sheep.

“Upon further investigation and interrogation, the suspect was unable to provide a satisfactory account of the livestock.

“This raised suspicions about his involvement in rustling activities.

“As a result of that, the suspect was handed to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for thorough and diligent investigation, “the spokesman added.

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