Zamfara state police command has repelled bandits attack in Zurmi and Shinkafi local government areas.
The police also arrested 10 people suspected to be collaborators.
In a statement on Saturday by the Zamfara police public relations officer SP Mohammed Shehu said police has made another break through, recovered Two (2) AK 47 Rifles, Large Quantity of Dried Leaf Suspected to be Indian Hemp in the State.
“On 5th December, 2022 , Police Tactical operatives while on confidence building patrol along Zurmi and Shinkafi LGAs received a distress call about bandits plan to attack some villages in the two Local Government Areas”.
He disclosed that the Police operatives mobilized to the locations and engaged the bandits in a gun battle that lasted for hours. “Luckily enough, the bandits were repelled by the superior fire power of the Police operatives, forcing them to retreat back to the forest with possible gun shot wounds.Two AK 47 Rifles and 104 rounds of live ammunition belonging to the bandits were recovered at the scene”.
“On 7th December, 2022 at about 1200 hours, Police Tactical operatives while on confidence building acted on intelligence information that led to the arrest of two suspects Murtala Dahiru of Galadi village in Shinkafi and Sani Mohammed of Talata Mafara town, recovered large quantity of leaf suspected to be Indian Hemp.”
He said the suspects were arrested while transporting large quantity of dried leaf suspected to be Indian hemp all the way from Lagos to Shinkafi in Zamfara state.
“In the course of investigation, the suspects confessed to several supply of hard drugs and other substances to the bandits operating in Shinkafi and Zurmi axis. Discreet investigation is ongoing”.
“On 8th December, 2022 at about 1330hours, Police Tactical operatives while on stop and search, acted on credible information that led to the arrest of Four (4) suspects in an 18 seater Toyota vehicle conveying large quantity of dried leaf suspected to be Indian hemp from Lagos and to be delivered to Kaura Namoda in Zamfara state.
“In the course of interrogation, the suspects confessed that the consignment was meant for bandits operating in a forest under Shinkafi LGA of Zamfara state”.
“Two suspects were arrested by the Police Tactical operatives in connection with partnering with bandits to impose levies on Kwarya Tsugunne and Yanbuki villages in Maru and Zurmi LGAs respectively.
“The suspects during interrogation confessed to the Police that, on several occasions, they imposed levies on villagers that run into millions and delivered same to bandits while getting their percentage. They further confessed that, recently they imposed and collected levy of one million, two hundred thousand naira in Kwarya Tsugunne village”.
“One suspect was arrested as being informant to bandits by divulging information about the operational activities of security agencies and vigilante at Kekun Waje village in Bungudu LGA. The suspect while undergoing interrogation confessed to the alleged criminality”.
The police image maker explained that discreet investigation is in progress, saying all the suspects will be charged to court for prosecution after the investigation in the state.
