Zamfara Police foil planned attack on station, arrest suspect


Police public relation officer Zamfara state Command Asp yazid Abubakar


From Aliyu Buhari Gusau

Zamfara State police have arrested informant name “Imma zubairu” of a notorious bandits kingpin, Dankarami Gwaska and foiled planned attack to Divisional police station of Zurmi Local area of the state.

This was stated by the police public relation officer of the Zamfara state police command Asp Yazid Abubakar in a press Briefing held at the police headquarters Gusau.

PPRO explained that, Imma zubairu was arrested with two handsets containing bandits phone numbers.

“ On 28/07/2023, Police Tactical Operatives attached to 34 PMF, hombe deployed to Magarya axis  in Zurmi LGA acted on information that five armed men on two motorcycles suspected to be armed bandits were planning to attack  Muslims during  juma'at prayers at kwata village under Magarya District of Zurmi LGA, On receiving the information, the Operatives mobilized and confronted the bandits, engaged them in gun duel which lasted for an  hours and as a result of that, one of the bandits was neutralized while others escaped  to the bush spilling blood on the path and the above mentioned exhibits were recovered from them. Effort is still on to arrest and prosecute them”

“On 27/7/2023 at about 1330hrs, Police Tactical Team attached to Area Command Gusau acted on actionable intelligence that led to the arrest of the above named suspect who was suspected to be among the notorious kidnappers terrorizing the Saminaka area under Gusau Metropolis”

“In the course of investigation one Mika'ilu lbrahim "m" of Saminaka clearly identified him as one of the bandits that kidnapped him sometime in March 2023 at his residence in  Saminaka area while another victim named  Aina'u Aliyu "f" of Saminaka area also identified him as the one who kidnapped her on 22nd June, 2023.Case under investigation and suspect will be charged to court on completion”

“Police Operatives attached to Zurmi Division acted on credible information that, some group of armed bandits were planning to carry out attack on Police formations in  Zurmi local Government area”

“On receiving the information, the DPO led a team to investigate the matter which resulted to the arrest of one Umma Zubairu "f" 35 yrs old of Rukudawa village at Awala via Nasarawan Zurmi L G A on 16th July 2023 at about 0430hrs in connection with the planned  attack on policemen at Zurmi Division”



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