The Zamfara Police Command has arrested bandits kingpin Sujora Almandawi.
The police also paraded Sixteen (16) other Suspects for various offences, ranging from Banditry, Cattle Rustling, Kidnapping, Culpable Homicide, Armed Robbery and Car Snatching in the state.
Briefing newsmen on Wednesday at the police command headquarters in Gusau, the police public relations officer (PPRO) SP Mohammed Shehu said Zamfara State Police Command under the leadership of CP Kolo Yusuf is working tirelessly to ensure that the vision and mission of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba to restore peace and stability in the state is achieved.
Shehu maintained that the Commissioner of Police’s new crime fighting strategies are yielding positive result and are currently curtailing the lingering insecurity bedeviling the State.
“Between Friday 11th to Monday 14th November, 2022 Police Tactical Operatives deployed to some locations that are prone to bandits attack under Dansadau Emirate of the State received distress call about plans by bandits to attack the communities, operatives responded promptly and moved to the location with a view to repel the attack, whereby a serious gun battle ensued between the bandits and operatives.
“Fortunately, the attack was repelled forcing the hoodlums to fled into the forest with possible gunshot wounds, (2) AK-47 rifles with thirty five (35) rounds of live ammunition and some bunch of charms belonging to the bandits were recovered at the scene”.
He added that Police Tactical Operatives while on confidence building patrol along Gusau – Funtua road led to the arrest of a notorious bandit’s kingpin named Sujora Almandawi, one of the bandits terrorizing villages in Tsafe, Kotorkoshi, Damba and some outskirts of Gusau.
According to him, intelligence information revealed that the arrested suspect was involved in several attacks on villages, Cattle Rustling, Kidnapping and other related crimes in the state.
“In the course of interrogation, the suspect confessed to serial kidnapping and cattle rustling in more than Ten (10) Communities in Gusau, Tsafe and Bungudu LGAs, where they collected millions of Naira from the relations of victims as ransom.The suspect further confessed of rustling unspecified number of cows.
“In the case of Bage Mohammed, the suspect was arrested by the joint Police and Vigilante while on confidence building patrol along Anka – Bukkuyum road. The arrest was sequel to intelligence report received about the him and his involvement in the attack of some villages in Bukkuyum and kidnapping of eleven (11) persons in Dargaji village.
“The suspect confessed to several attacks, kidnappings and rustling of unspecified number of cows and sheep in some parts of Anka, Bukkuyum and Gummi LGAs, he is currently assisting the Police with useful information for more arrest and recovery”.
He further revealed that Police Tactical operatives of the Command acted on intelligence information led to the arrest of the suspects, Mohammed sani, Bello Abdullahi and Magaji Adamu with One (1) Beretta Pistol and one (1) Hyndai vehicle safe kept at State CID Kaduna as exhibit.
“The suspects belong to a notorious Car snatching syndicate who possessed guns for the purpose of snatching cars from innocent members of the public. In the course of investigation, all the suspects confessed to several cars snatching on gun point in Abuja, Kaduna and Suleja in Niger State”.
“They further confessed that all the robbed vehicles were either sold in Niger republic or Kano State, before nemesis caught up with them and arrested by the Police”.
“On 3rd November 2022, Police detectives attached to Anti Violence Squad arrested 35year old kabir Idi, Danhauwa Kalla Majami Iliya in connection with the kidnapping and suspected murder of a 6 year old child Laminu Sani ‘M’ of Bulunku area, Gusau”.
He said complainant Mallam Sani Garba reported to the Police sometime in 2020 that one of the suspects Kabiru Idi ‘M’ of Yarkatsina village in Bungudu LGA rented a room in his house and stayed for a period of 3 month, during which he conspired with his collaborators and kidnapped the victim with a view to collecting ransom from the father.
“In the course of investigation, all the suspects confessed to the crime and further explained their role in the kidnapping of the child”.
