Police arrest 40-year-old bandits’ informant in Katsina
The police command in Katsina has arrested a 40-year-old man suspected to be a bandits’ informant in Faskari Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
Gambo Isah, a spokesperson for the command, disclosed this while briefing the press on Friday in Katsina.
“On August 12, a 40-year-old man, resident of Godiya village, in Faskari LGA, was overheard discussing with a notorious bandits’ leader, Ado Buji on phone, and was strongly suspected by the community to be an informant of the bandits.
According to Mr Isah, in the course of the police carrying out their investigation, “the suspect confessed to the crime and stated that some time ago he was given N800,000 to buy essential needs for the bandits in their camp.”
The command spokesperson further said that “The suspect also stated that another 35-year-old man, a resident of Ruwan Godiya village, in Faskari LGA was the one who introduced him to the bandits’ leader, Buji. He was later traced and arrested.
“He also confessed to running an errand for the bandits as well as collecting N200,000 from Buji, the bandits’ leader, ” Mr Isah said.
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