The
Katsina State Police Command has arrested members of notorious armed
robbery and kidnapping syndicate .Spokesperson for the State Police
Command, SP Gambo Isah, who confirmed the arrests on Monday, December
17, said that the Command succeeded in arresting a member of a
notorious syndicate of kidnappers terrorizing Faskari LGA of Katsina
state.Nemesis caught up with the suspect on December 5, when he and
other members of his syndicate invaded the house of one Alh Nasiru Bala
‘m’ of Kamfanin Daudawa village, Faskari LGA of Katsina state with
intent to kidnap him. Suspect confessed to have participated in several
other similar kidnappings in Faskari LGA of Katsina state.
Investigation is ongoing.
In
a similar development, the police arrested two notorious armed robbery
and kidnapping syndicate and recovered one brand new Toyota Hilux
pick-up van suspected to be stolen."On 02/12/2018 at about 01:00hrs, the
Command succeeded in arresting a notorious armed robbery/kidnapping
syndicate and recovered one new brand Toyota Hilux pick-up van, tinted,
white in colour, unregistered, chassis number TEK 129807062038
suspected to be stolen. Police Patrol Team on routine patrol along
Dutsinma – Katsina road, intercepted the vehicle with the following
occupants:a. Isah Usaini, ‘m’, alias “FULANI”, aged 28yrs of Tashar
Tsamiya village, Anchau LGA of Kaduna stateb. Sa’idu Sale, ‘m’, aged
19yrs, of Zungur-Kogi village, of Bauchi state Suspects with others at
large, confessed to have robbed the said vehicle at gun point near
Fatima House, Abuja. Investigation is ongoing." the statement reads.
