The Village Head of Unguwan Tambai, Runka, in Safana local government area of Katsina, Usamatu Adamu, has been arrested for allegedly supplying information to bandits.
In an issued statement, Spokesman of the State Police Command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this while parading 15 suspected criminals in Katsina.
According to him, the Command, while acting on credible intelligence on October 3, tracked and arrested the 45-yr-old monarch to Sabon-Gida village in Igabi local government area of Kaduna State.
Sadiq-Aliyu said Adamu was arrested in connection with a suspected case of criminal conspiracy and kidnapping. “The suspect was arrested after a painstaking investigation following credible intelligence linking him to several kidnapping incidents in Runka, Safana LGA of the State”.
“Preliminary investigations revealed his alleged involvement in the criminal conspiracy and kidnapping of persons, all in Runka town. He confessed to the Commission of the offence and further mentioned Rabe Sada, (alias BBC), aged 62, and Nasiru Sha’aibu, aged 48, all of Runka village as his accomplices.
The Police spokesman said, “The three were suspended for giving information to one Umar, a notorious suspected bandits’ kingpin hibernating in Runka Forest. Investigation is still ongoing”, he stated.
