The Jigawa State Police Command have arrested two motorcycle robbery gangs in two different operations in Ringim and Dutse local government.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, the gangs are notorious for dispossessing the public of their belongings in the area.
The police spokesperson stressed that the arrest followed the intensified efforts of the command to curb motorcycle robbery and other criminal activities in the state.
He said, “09/07/2023 at about 2000hrs a 24-year-old Ashiru Musa of Kyaran village Dutse LGA reported that his motorcycle was snatched by some criminals who have disguised as passengers.
“The cyclists forced him to stop, threatened him with knives, and robbed him of his red Boxer motorcycle with reg no. AYE 918 UP Ogun State.”
Adam said on receipt of the report, the patrol team attached to Fanisau Division swiftly swung into action with the assistance of hunters and arrested 19-year-old Tijjani Haruna and 25-year-old Baballe Abdulrahman, both of Gyabiya Village Dutse LGA.
He added that the other three suspects, Ahmadu Audu, Shuaibu Bayeri, and Samaila Musa, were arrested in Ringim local government by police and local vigilantes following a tip-off.
He said during interrogation, the suspects confessed to having used the knives and cable to rob a motorcycle.
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Suspects will be charged to court for prosecution upon completion of the investigation.
Meanwhile, the police in Ogun State has announced that its operatives neutralised two unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers.
The State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, said the two were neutralized when detectives from Owode Egba division, in collaboration with the local hunters, engaged the kidnappers in a gun duel, at Fere Village, Owode-Egba, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state.
Alamutu disclosed that the police had set out to foil a kidnap attempt of one Mr Busari Azeez.
According to him, the armed kidnappers, who were about six in number, suddenly emerged from the bush “and forcefully halted the victim’s car at gunpoint.”
Quoting the victim, Alamutu explained that “the kidnappers opened his car door with intent to whisk him away, but he summoned courage by reversing his car with a high speed to flee the scene.”
He was said to have jumped out of his car and ran into a nearby bush.
“Consequently, detectives from Owode-Egba division and local hunters combed the bush for hours and eventually engaged the kidnappers and were able to neutralize two amongst them,” he stated.
The police boss added that the lifeless body of the kidnappers were deposited at OOUTH Sagamu morgue.
“Efforts are on top gear to arrest the fleeing members of the gang,” he assured.