Police arrest ward head suspected to be bandits’ informant in Katsina

Katsina State Police Command says its operatives have arrested one Usamatu Adamu, the village head of Unguwan Tambai, Runka, in Safana Local Government Area for allegedly supplying information to bandits.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, revealed this while parading about 15 suspected criminals in Katsina on Tuesday.

Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu said that on October 3, based on credible intelligence, the command successfully tracked and arrested the suspect, aged 45, residing at Sabon Gida village, Igabi LGA, Kaduna State.

He added that Adamu was arrested in connection with a suspected case of criminal conspiracy and kidnapping.

“The suspect was arrested after a painstaking investigation following credible intelligence linking him to several kidnapping incidents in Runka, Safana LGA of the state.

“Preliminary investigations revealed his alleged involvement in the criminal conspiracy and kidnapping of persons, all of Runka town.

“He confessed to the commission of the offence and further mentioned Rabe Sada, (alias BBC), aged 62, and Nasiru Sha’aibu, aged 48, all of Runka village as his accomplices.

“The three were suspended for giving information to one Umar, a notorious suspected bandits’ kingpin hibernating in Runka forest. An investigation is still ongoing,” Sadiq-Aliyu said.