Police parade 20 suspected bandits in Sokoto, recovers arms, motorcycles

Sokoto state police commissioner, CP. Ibrahim Kaoje has declared bandits will soon be a thing of the past in Isa, Sabon Birni and other local government of the state.

The police commissioner stated this while parading not less than twenty suspected bandits arrested by the joint security agents in the state.

He described the success recorded by the security as part of the new security measure, operation “Puff Adder” recently launched by the Acting Inspector General of Police in the state.

According to him” This operation Puff Adder is designed to effectively synergised with other security agencies.

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“As you can, the synergy with the whole security agencies in Sokoto state command, you can see all the security agencies around now, this is the results.

“Zamfara was becoming hot for them and as they were passing by, they wanted to come down to Sokoto, but with our synergy, we can all see the results now.

“We are getting some of them and we will still get them, but for the time being, Sokoto state command has been peaceful.

“Let me use this medium on behalf of the security agencies that everyone in the state, especially in Isa and Sabon Birni local governments area can sleep with their two eyes closed, we have now secured the environment and the state as a whole, no more bandits.

“We would also appeal to the public to give us useful information without that, we can not get these people. We need their support in terms of logistics.

The commissioner urged the lawful citizens in Isa and Sabon Birni area to go about with their lawful business while assuring that the security agents will not rest until the state is cleared of bandits.

Some of the items recovered and display by the police include Six handsets, one locally made gun, six motorcycles, huge numbers of registered SIM cards, charms and hamlets, mobile police uniform, many wraps of hard drug substance.