The police in Jigawa State has arrested one Ibrahim Abubakar, 25, of Malamawa village, Dutse local government in connection with an alleged case of armed robbery.
A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Adam on Wednesday in Dutse, said the suspect was apprehended on 18th June, 2023 at about 6pm upon an intelligence gathering by operatives attached to Kiyawa Division.
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“On 21st January, 2023 at about 1020hrs one Ibrahim Abubakar ‘m’ 29yrs of Nafada LGA Gombe state, reported at Kiyawa Police station that, on the 20th January, 2023 at about 2100hrs, while he was coming from Kano heading to Gombe state, hoodlums dressed in army uniform with guns and cutlasses, blocked Shuwarin to Andaza road and robbed him the sum of twenty-five thousand naira (N25,000.00k) and seven GSM Android Handsets valued at six hundred thousand and nine naira (N609,000.00k)
DSP Shiisu also said the suspect was strongly suspected to be among the syndicate terrorizing Shuwarin-Kiyawa axis.
“Effort is on top gear to arrest the remaining gang members, upon completion of the investigation, the suspect will be charged in court.” he said.
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Similarly in another development, the PPRO pointed out that a fake Police Mobile Corporal one Usman Khalil, 25, of Kano state was also arrested on 20th June 2023 at about 4:40pm.
“One Usman Khalil ‘m’ 25yrs of Kano state was arrested in connection with the alleged case of impersonation by the Police Mobile attached to 35PMF Dutse Jigawa state.”
He maintained that Khalil, a resident of Kano State, before his arrest, went to one Bako Aliyu at mechanic village, in a police uniform, and bought some food commodities that cost four thousand and three hundred naira.
He said the suspect further collected the total cash sum of five thousand naira totaling nine thousand and three hundred naira and promised to pay it back as soon as he fixed his salary account.
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“Aliyu Bako further alleged that the suspect usually comes to his shop in a Police uniform and sometimes with a gun.
“The suspect and exhibits were transferred to SCID Jigawa for a discreet investigation.” the PPRO added.
