The Nigerian Police, Sokoto state command on Monday paraded fifteen suspects for various criminal offences in the state.

The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Sani Ka’oje, represented by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Charles Mozie (SCID), disclosed this while addressing journalists at the command headquarters in the state.

According to him:

“A Police patrol team attached to Dadin Kowa Division, while on patrol within illela garage area, Sokoto, arrested one Hamza Adamu, in possession of one locally-made revolver firearm with three shorts pieces of pipes as its ammunition.

“During interrogation, the suspect confessed that the firearm was given to him by one Abubakar Bello, of Isa LGA Sokoto State to deliver to one Abubakar in Sokoto. The two suspects are still at large and effort in on top gear to get them arrested.

“Same day at the about same time, a Police patrol team attached to Salame Division, while on patrol within Gwadabawa local government of Sokoto State, arrested one Bello Aliyu Usman in possession of the following, one locally made firearm, handcuff, Walkie Talkie, Golf 3 car with Registration No. APP 714 CC and PCRC Identity Card.

“During interrogation, he confessed to having bought the firearm at Goronyo market, but could not give satisfactory account of how he got the other items.

Also, a Police patrol team attached to Unguwan Rogo Division, while on stop and search at Gagi roundabout, intercepted a Toyota Hiace Bus with Registration No NSR 07 YJ, driven by one Auwalu Ibrahim’m’ of Rigiyar Zaki area Kano State, who was in the company of one Haruna Aliyu of Gandi village Rabah, Sokoto state, Nasiru Ibrahim from Kware in Sokoto state and Nura Abdullahi of Sabon Wuse area, Abuja.

During interrogation, the suspects confessed to have been stealing Solar batteries from GSM Masts across Zamfara State. The suspects were arrested in possession of four Nord URLA Deep Cycle batteries, two cutlasses, the sum of N45,415:00k, 34 GSM phone batteries, toolbox and eight wraps of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp. The suspects also confessed selling the batteries to one Aminu Mohammed of Kwannawa area Sokoto also arrested.

The case is still under investigation.

“Furthermore, a member of gang of hoodlums who specialized in burgling vehicles and stealing money from unsuspecting citizens of Sokoto State was arrested.

“The suspect named Martin Amefule of Nsu LGA, Imo state, criminally conspired with Ochidi Bath and Uche (now at Large), trailed the complainant from a bank to Emir Yahaya area Sokoto, broke into his Toyota Camry vehicle and removed the sum of five million naira (N5,000,000.00k) cash, which he withdraw from Zenith bank Kano road Sokoto.

“The suspect confessed to the crime and stated that they were three in number that trailed the complainant, and he was the one who broke the windscreen of the vehicle with stone and made away with the said amount of money.”

In another development, the police acting upon credible information from vigilante group of Gidan Abba village in Bodinga local Government area, arrested one Umar Abdullahi, alias Sanda who was found wandering at a black spot.

“During interrogation at State CID it was discovered that the suspect was a member of a gang of kidnappers who terrorized Bodinga/Yabo axis, and in the course of investigation one locally made pistol was recovered in his house.

“Also on Tuesday last week, a Police patrol team attached to Dadin Kowa Division Sokoto, arrested one Muhammadu Aliyu of Marina area Sokoto. The said suspect was seen dressed like a woman, parading himself along Fakon Idi area and when accosted, he claimed to have dressed in such deceptive outfit to deceive men in order to extort money from them,” DCP Charles Mozie stated.