Katsina Police Arrest Three Women Concealing Petrol In Bags For Bandits

Operatives of Katsina State Police Command have apprehended mom, her daughter, alongside one other girl, for concealing petrol of their bag to take to bandits within the forest, Newspremises studies.

The suspects had been reportedly picked up by a workforce of policemen, working alongside Katsina-Jibia highway on Thursday, September 23, 2021.

SP. Isah Gambo, the State Police command spokesperson, paraded the three suspects on the state police headquarters on Thurday.

The suspects who had nevertheless, confessed to have dedicated the offence, are all stated to be residents of the Malali Quarters, in Katsina metropolis.

“These ladies that you’re seeing right here had been arrested alongside Jibia-Katsina highway with these luggage pretending to be regular travellers going to Magama in Jibia, a border city with Niger Republic.

“What they do is participating in smuggling of petrol to bandits in Jibia forest however nemesis caught up with them and so they had been arrested with these displays.

“These displays you might be seeing usually are not simply travelling luggage however they’re loaded with petrol meant to be taken to the forest for the bandits.

“The suspects are Umma Bello, 45 years of Malali Quarters right here in Katsina metropolis, Nusaiba Muhammad, 16 years and Dija Umar 50 years the entire identical handle.

“It could curiosity you to know that the suspects, whereas confessing to have dedicated the offence, additionally revealed that a lot of them within the space are concerned within the enterprise.

“What they do is to have interaction the companies of ‘okada’, bike riders to purchase the gasoline for them of their bike tanks from filling stations after which take it again to Malali quarters for them the place they siphon the gasoline from the bike tanks after which organize them into luggage like these to keep away from the eagle eyes of the safety companies whereas taking it to the forest to promote to bandits,” SP Isah Gambo stated.

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