From Abdulkarim Umar
The commissioner of police zamfara state police command CP Kolo Yusuf briefing the journalists at command headquarters, said 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 of the two LGAs.
The Police operatives mobilized to the locations and engaged the bandits to serious 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
This contained in a statement signed by police public relation officer S P Muhammad Shehu and made it available to the newsmen in Gusau the state capital..
According the statement the police has arrested of two suspected bandit collaborators that specialized in supplying hard drug's and dried leaf suspected to be Indian hemp.
The suspects are Murtala Dahiru 'M' 25 years old of Galadi village in Shinkafi LGA, Sani Mohammed 'M', 39 years old of Talata Mafara LGA.
The commissioner said On 7th December, 2022 at about 1200 hours, Police Tactical operatives while on confidence acted on intelligence information that led to the arrest of the above mentioned suspects.
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 at Shinkafi and Zurmi axis. Discreet investigation is ongoing.
The command has arrested of four (4) suspended bandits collaborators in possession of large quantity of dried leaf suspected to be Indian hemp
The Suspects: are Lawali Salisu 'M' 35 years old,Bello Mohammed 'M' 34 years old, Saying Mohammed 'M' 28 years old and Aliyu Yahaya 'M' 27 years old
He said 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 the above mentioned suspects.
The Four (4) suspects were arrested 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.
