Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a suspected member of the Lakurawa bandit group and recovered 10 rustled cows in Bachaka community, Bunza Local Government Area.
Police spokesperson, CSP Nafi’u Abubakar, said in a statement on Tuesday that the suspect, identified as 42-year-old Salihu Umar from Dogon Dutse in Niger Republic, was apprehended at the Bachaka cattle market on August 31, around 5:30 p.m.
According to him, the cows were traced to one Usman Aliyu of Zogirma town, Bunza LGA, whose 68 cattle were rustled on August 20 by suspected Lakurawa bandits who fled towards Niger Republic.
Abubakar said the state Commissioner of Police, Bello Sani, commended the Divisional Police Officer and his team in Bachaka for their intelligence-led operation, and ordered the case to be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, in Birnin Kebbi for further investigation.
He added that efforts were underway to track down other fleeing members of the gang and recover the remaining stolen cattle.
The police commissioner urged residents to remain vigilant and provide timely information to security agencies to aid ongoing operations against banditry in the state.
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