Police Arrest Bandit Collaborators In Sokoto

Sokoto State Police Command has arrested respective individuals for allegedly supporting transgression activities and violence.

In the archetypal incident, connected September 22, 2025, according to DSP Ahmad Rufai, the command’s spokesperson, men of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) acted connected credible quality and intercepted a logistics proviso concatenation for bandits.

The accusation revealed that 1 Ahmed Illiyasu, operator of an Ash-colour Golf Wagon with tinted glass, had transported 2 individuals, Hamza Sani and Safiyanu Kabiru, some from Gundumi Village, an country known to beryllium a bandit stronghold.

The suspects were alleged to person purchased six jerrycans of petrol astatine Goronyo, with the explicit volition of conveying the substance to bandits terrorising the eastbound parts of the state. The Anti-Kidnapping squad instantly swung into action, starring to the apprehension of the suspects and the betterment of the exhibit. The lawsuit is presently nether probe to uncover further details of the proviso network.

In a second, unrelated cognition connected September 24, 2025, constabulary officers attached to Tureta Police Station, portion conducting confidence-building patrols and stop-and-search duties, intercepted and arrested 1 Shehu Sani, 30-year-old of Gwaddodi village, of Rabah section authorities area.

The fishy was recovered successful possession of 1 fabricated automatic firearm and 2 rounds of unrecorded AK-47 ammunition. The fishy and the recovered exhibits person been transferred to the SCID for discreet probe to find the root of the limb and its intended use.

The Commissioner of Police, Sokoto State Command, commended the officers for their vigilance and proactive efforts. He reassured the nationalist of the command’s unwavering committedness to ensuring the information and information of each residents. The nationalist is urged to proceed providing timely and utile accusation to the constabulary to assistance successful the combat against crime.