ZAMFARA: Police arrest Nigerien, four other notorious bandits

THE State Police Command says it has arrested five notorious bandit leaders at various locations in the state this week.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Mohammed Shehu, among them is a Nigerien, who specialises in supplying sophisticated guns and ammunition to bandits.

One of them, while being paraded, demonstrated how he hides his gun in his motorcycle to avoid being arrested by security operatives.

Shehu said the police recovered four AK-47 rifles and 960 rounds of live ammunition.

He added that the suspects, who specialise in high profile crimes ranging from banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, armed robbery and homicide, have confessed to their crimes.

“The group that kidnapped the younger brother of Dr. Dauda Lawal confessed that they collected N20 million ransom while the abductors of Engineer Yahaya Maradun’s daughter said they collected N10 million.

“One of them confessed that they used to share between two, three, four to six hundred thousand naira depending on the number that engaged in the operation,” he said.