Some suspects who allegedlly killed two police officers in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa state, have been arrested by men of the State Police Command.
Parading the suspects in Dutse, the State capital, the Command’s Police Commissioner, Aliyu Tafida, said the suspects were arrested during raids of three criminal hideouts in Maizuwo forest at ‘Dan Gwanki and Yandamo’ villages in Sule Tankarkar local government area.
The commissioner disclosed that one 20-year-old Hadiza Chadi, who was abducted on January, 8 2022, by the suspects in Marmara village, Kirikasamma Local Government Area, was rescued unhurt.
He also disclosed that two rifles stolen from the slained Policecmen were recovered from the suspects during the raid in a combined operation by the police, the Criminal Investigation Department, State Intelligence Bureau, Medical Department and three Area Commands of Gumel, Ringim and Kafin Hausa.
According to him, “Items recovered from the suspects included 3 AK-47, nine magazines and 308 live ammunition of 7.6mm, one General Purpose Machine Gun, (GPMC), N 2m cash, Cutlass, six phone sets with nine batteries, 12 sim cards and five SD card memories as well as one 28-seater Toyota Hiace Bus.”
”The motorcycle recovered belongs to one Abdu Sajo, a commander of a local security outfit called Yanbulala ,who was also shot and killed by yet-to-be-identified persons in Kirikasamma local government area on Tuesday.”
Fourteen suspects, comprising 10 males and four females, including a suspect from Kaduna, alongside six children were paraded by the Police.
While assuring the people that the police will not relent in the efforts to rid the State of crimes, the C.P said the suspects would be charged to court upon completion of investigation.
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