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Zamfara State Police Command has arrested 15 Suspects in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area for criminal conspiracy, inciting Public Disturbance and Riot. Commissioner of Police, Hussaini Rabiu who revealed this while parading the suspects at Police headquarters in Gusau, said the suspects blocked Gusau-Kaura Namoda Road and embarked on unwarranted attacks,.The Advocate
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The foreign bandit and his four accomplices were paraded at the Gusau Police Command on Friday.
The spokesman of Zamfara Police Command, Shehu Mohammed said the suspects were arrested as a result of the teamwork between the police and the leaders of the Zamfara Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN).
The suspects who allegedly terrorize Northwest states of Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara as well as Niger State in the north-central zone, had in their possession four AK-49 rifles, nine magazines, 960 live ammunition with assorted charms when they were arrested.
The alleged notorious bandits said they have been involved in kidnapping, cattle rustling, and illegal possession of firearms for some time.
Hussain Rabi’u has assumed office as the commissioner of police, Zamfara State Command
His deployment to Zamfara state follows the recent shake up of senior police officers by the Inspector General of Police Usman Alkali Baba
Hussaini Rabiu took over on the sixth of May this year from his predecessor Abutu Yaro who was redeployed to Imo state as the commissioner of police.
Abutu Yaro assumed duty as the twenty ninth Commissioner of Police Zamfara state on the December twenty two in the twenty twenty
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Cp Hussain Rabi’ u was enlisted into the Nigeria police force on 3rd march ,1990 as cadet Assistant superintendent of police where he was professionally trained at the prestigious police Academy, kaduna Annex.
The Zamfara Police Command has killed a notorious armed bandit in Tsibiri axis of Maradun LGA, recovered one AK 47 rifle with breech no. AK103 – 2051361627 and magazine containing four (4) rounds of live ammunition, one (1) operational motorcycle, and a bag containing a bundle of charms and military camouflage uniform.
The ongoing onslaught against the recalcitrant bandits and other criminal elements adopted by the Zamfara State Police Command to curtail Banditry, Kidnapping, and other heinous crimes in the state is unwavering.
The Command in continuation of such kinetic actions against the recalcitrant bandits has Succeeded in neutralising a notorious armed bandit kingpin who specialised and has been on the radar of the Police for terrorising the innocent people of Maradun and other neighbouring LGAs of Zamfara State.