Operatives of the Katsina State Command have arrested fourteen suspects for various offences such as armed robbery, kidnapping, theft and other related crimes.
The Command’s spokesman, Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed this on Wednesday during a press briefing in Katsina, the state capital.
He said the state Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Abubakar Musa, quickly drafted a team of operatives to investigate and bring the perpetrators to book.
According to him, the first case was the arrest of a six-man syndicate of notorious armed robbers terrorising Filin Polo Quarters in the State and its environs following the receipt of a series of reports on their nefarious activities.
They are identified as Ismail Hamza ‘m’, aged 23 years Alias Dawale, Umar Faruq Aliyu ‘m’ Alias Lauya, aged 20 years, Yasir JAmilu ‘m’ Alias Kwame, aged 19 years, Abu Safiyanu ‘m’ Alias Gije, aged 20 years, Murtala Abubakar ‘m’ aged 20 years Alias Muri, and Bello Yusuf, alias Yellow ‘m’, aged 25 years.
The team unhesitatingly swung into action and successfully busted a 6-man syndicate of suspected notorious armed robbers terrorizing Filin Polo quarters of Katsina metro, Katsina State.
“During the investigation, the suspects confessed to the commission of the offence and further mentioned one Bello Yusuf, alias Yellow, as their accountant, and one Sa’idu, now at large, as an accomplice.
