THREE members of a gang of cattle rustlers, kidnappers and armed robbers who robbed a man, raped his wife and rustled his cattle, have been arrested by the Katsina State Police Command.
They are Sule Bello, 30;
Iliya Bello, 22 and Murnai Bello, 40.
The state Police
Commissioner, Muhammed Wakili, confirmed the development in Katsina at the
command headquarters, on Friday evening during the parade of the three men
along with other suspects accused of various crimes.
He revealed that the three
men were arrested on January 19, 2019, following the identification of one of
them in a community market by their victim, Yahaya Sani,30, of Safana local
government area of Katsina state,
The trios along with other
members of the gang had reportedly swooped on Sani’s home sometimes in Jul,
2018.
They allegedly beat him,
stole his money and thereafter rustled his herds of 25 cows and 40 sheep.
They also raped his wife.
The Police Commissioner
revealed that nemesis caught up with a member of the gang, Sule Bello of Kanawa
village in Kankara local government area of the state when he went to a
community market where Sani identified him.
Sani raised the alarm
following which traders at the market assisted in apprehending Bello and took
him to a police station.
According to the Police
Commissioner, Bello’s confession at the police station led to the arrest of the
other two members of the gang, Iliya Bello and Murnai Bello, both of Kankara
local government area of the state.
Sani’s wife also reportedly
identified the trios as those who raped her.
The Police Commissioner said
the trios had confessed to committing the crimes, adding that efforts were
on to arrest the remaining members of the gang.
He said, “We are on the
trail of the remaining members of the syndicate. By the grace of God, we shall
arrest them very, very soon.”
Sani who was also at the
police headquarters where the suspects were paraded , confirmed the
development.
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