Four armed bandits terrorizing Niger State State have been arrested by the state police command.
The bandits were picked up in Rafi Local Government Area of the state and two locally fabricated guns were collected from them.
According to a statement by the spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, on Monday, August 23, the suspects were arrested by the operatives of Puff Adder II attached to Kagara Division.
The PPRO said the operatives acting on credible intelligence, arrested Shehu Usman, 21, Idris Ado, 20, Nasiru Dogo a.k.a Badari, 21, and Umar Yahaya, 21, all of Fulani Camp, near Garun-gabas village of Rafi LGA, on August 16.
“The suspects were intercepted and arrested with two locally fabricated guns while on their way to Garun-gabas market. During interrogation, the suspects confessed to some of their cattle rustling escapades at Garun-gabas and Garun-dangana villages and its environs in Rafi LGA,” he stated.
“The suspects also confessed further that the two locally fabricated guns belong to their gang leader, one Lawal Mumuni, who is currently at large. Efforts to apprehend the said Lawal is ongoing as the case is under investigation,” Abiodun said.
