The Kaduna Police Command has arrested a notorious Kidnapper and four others for cattle rustling and recovered rustled cows.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, ASP Muhammed Jalige said the arrest followed the receipt of credible intelligence on 26th September, 2021 at about 0300 hrs that an eighteen seater Bus was conveying a suspected rustled cows heading to yet to be identified destination along Barde –Keffi road.
He said operatives of the command attached to Kafanchan Division swung into action and succeeded in intercepting the said vehicle and arrested the following suspects; (1) Dahiru Usman M (Driver) (2) Jibrin Idris m of Toro LGA Bauchi State (3) Musa Isiya m (4) Anas Dahiru m and (5) Hussaini Damina M of Damina Village, a notorious Kidnapper who have been on the Command’s wanted list and recovered thirteen (13) rustled Cows.
In the course of investigation, the suspects confessed to the crime while the owner of the Cows was identified as one Dahiru Bala m of uddah Village and the cattle were handed over to him accordingly.
In the same vein, the Command folied a kidnap attempt by bandits as one bandit was neutralized while others fled.
According to Jalinge”On 27th September, 2021 at 0030hrs the Kaduna Police Command received a distress call through the Divisional Police officer Zaria City that some Bandits in large number invaded the residence of one Muhammed Sani M of Nagoyi Quarters, Zaria in their desperate attempt to kidnap the occupant of the House.
On getting the information the team of Police men alongside members of vigilant services led by the DPO rushed to area and engaged the bandits in a gun duel as a result one Bandit was neutralized while others took to their heels with bullet wounds abandoning their mission. The corpse has been deposited at ABU Teaching Hospital Shika.
The Command is soliciting for support from the public to report any person with suspected bullet injury to the nearest Police formation for prompt action.
