Crime
Katsina Police Arrest 22 Suspected Armed Robbers, 36 Rapists
The command has succeeded in neutralising twelve (12) suspected bandits, rescuing over thirty (30) kidnapped victims
Katsina State– The Katsina State Police Command have arrested about 22 suspected armed robbers and 36 persons in connection to rape and sodomy cases in the state.
The spokesperson of the command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, confirmed this on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, while briefing newsmen on the command’s achievements within the month under review.
Aliyu said the operatives also apprehended 22 suspected armed robbers and 10 murder suspects during the period.
He said the command received 81 cases of major crimes such as kidnappings, culpable homicide, and cattle rustling, among others.
“Within the period under review, sixty-nine (69) cases were charged to court as a total number of one hundred and forty-five (145) suspects were arrested in connection with these suspected cases,” the statement reads.
“A total number of fifty-eight (58) suspects were arrested for various offences such as criminal force, intimidation, inciting disturbance, theft, and belonging to gang of brigands, among others.
“Also, the command has succeeded in neutralising twelve (12) suspected bandits, rescuing over thirty (30) kidnapped victims, and recovered four hundred and ninety-two (492) rustled animals.”
He added that on May 5, the command successfully foiled a bandit attack on two commercial motor-vehicles at Unguwar Boka village, along Funtua-Gusau road, and rescued 52 passengers.
According to him, a luxurious bus conveying passengers from Onitsha en route Gusau, Zamfara State, and a Volkswagen Golf-3 en route Zaria from Gusau, were attacked by suspected bandits, forcing the driver to veer off the road into the nearby bushes.
“Upon receipt of the report, promptly, the DPO mobilised operatives and responded to the scene, where they engaged the assailants in a fierce gun duel, successfully thwarted the kidnapping attempt and rescued all the passengers unhurt.
“Efforts have been intensified to ensure the arrest of the fleeing suspects. The investigation is still ongoing,” the police spokesman said.