The Zamfara State Police Command have arrested a 35-year-old woman, Imma Zubairu, an Informant of a notorious bandits kingpin, Dankarami Gwaska and foiled planned attack to Divisional police station of Zurmi Local Government Area in the state.
Briefing newsmen on Friday at Police Command Headquarters in Gusau, Zamfara state,the commissioner who was represented by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Yazid Abubakar explained that the woman Informant was arrested with two handsets containing bandits Telephone numbers in the state.
“In line with the unwavering commitment of the Zamfara state police Command to continue to provide a secure environment for socioeconomic activities and the desire to keep members of the public abreast alots of the achievement were recorded by the Command”.
“On 28/07/2023, Police Tactical Operatives attached to 34 PMF, hombe deployed to Magarya axis in Zurmi LGA acted on information that five armed men on two motorcycles suspected to be armed bandits were planning to attack Muslims during juma’at prayers at Kwata village under Magarya District of Zurmi LGA”.
“On receiving the information, the Operatives mobilized and confronted the bandits, engaged them in gun duel which lasted for an hour and as a result of that, one of the bandits was neutralized while others escaped to the bush spilling blood on the path, exhibits were recovered from them. The effort is still on to arrest and prosecute them”.
“On 27/7/2023 at about 1330hrs, Police Tactical Team attached to Area Command Gusau acted on actionable intelligence that led to the arrest of suspect who were suspected to be among the notorious kidnappers terrorizing the Saminaka area under Gusau Metropolis”.
He said In the course of the investigation one Mika’ilu Ibrahim “m” of Saminaka clearly identified him as one of the bandits that kidnapped him sometime in March 2023 at his residence in Saminaka area while another victim named Aina’u Aliyu “f” of Saminaka area also identified the suspect as the one who kidnapped her on 22nd June, 2023″.
He stressed that the Case is under investigation and the suspect will be charged to court on completion.
“Police Operatives attached to Zurmi Division acted on credible information that some group of armed bandits were planning to carry out an attack on Police formations in the Zurmi local Government area.
“On receiving the information, the DPO led a team to investigate the matter which resulted to the arrest of one Umma Zubairu “f” 35 yrs old of Rukudawa village at Awala via Nasarawan Zurmi L G A on 16th July 2023 at about 0430hrs in connection with the planned attack on policemen at Zurmi Division”.
“During the interrogation, the suspect confessed that she has been working with bandit kingpin Dan karami Gwaska as his informant and tasks her to monitor policemen at Zurmi Division so as to attack the Division”.
He revealed that the suspect has been investigated and charged to court for prosecution.
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