Village Head Arrested For Supplying Information To Bandits

The village head of Unguwan Tambai, Runka, in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State, Usamatu Adamu, has been arrested by the state Police Command for allegedly supplying information to bandits.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, revealed this while parading about 15 suspected criminals in Katsina on Tuesday.

According to the PPRO, the command successfully tracked and arrested the suspect, aged 45, residing at Sabon Gida village, Igabi LGA, Kaduna State on October 3, based on credible intelligence.

He added that Adamu was arrested in connection with a suspected case of criminal conspiracy and kidnapping.

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“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 of Runka town.

“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. An investigation is still ongoing,” Sadiq-Aliyu said.