The police in Katsina State on Monday paraded a Niger Republic national, Haruna Yusuf, and his two sons for alleged banditry and gunrunning.
The police commissioner in Katsina, Sanusi Buba, said Mr Yusuf, 47, a resident of Muduru village in Mani Local Government Area of Katsina, led a syndicate supplying arms from Niger Republic to bandits in Zamfara and Katsina.Mr Buba said the suspect was arrested alongside his sons, Ibrahim Salisu, 20, and Shuaibu Haruna, 18.
Other suspected members of the syndicate paraded were Haruna Yusuf, 47, of Sawarya village, Kaita LGA of Katsina State; Haruna Adamu, 35, and Auwal Abubakar, 28, both of Maduru village, Mani LGA of Katsina. The police boss said Mr Yusuf had confessed to sourcing arms and ammunition from Niger Republic for Lawan Zayyana, Haruna Adamu and Auwal Abubakar who supply them to bandits in the forest.Machine gun recovered from the bandits
“Furthermore, Haruna Adamu and Auwal Abubakar confessed to have severally trafficked these arms and ammunition to bandits at Gurbi and Dan-Magaji areas in Zamfara State,” Mr Buba said.They are Murtala Haruna, 20, described as a nephew of the arms dealer; Ibrahim Dabo, 19, from Natsinta village, Kandamau, Maradi, Niger Republic; Sambo Muhammadu, 22, and Jibir Adamu, 20.
They are the Nigeria state friends and very good friends of the state, they will be captured into the amnesty on going program in the state.
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