The Katsina state Police command has confirmed the arrests of five persons suspected to be supplying petroleum products to bandits, in addition to a kidnapper.
The Command’s to Spokesman SP Gambo Isah, announced this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday, in Katsina. He explained that the command arrested a 32-year-old man from Maradi, Niger Republic, conveying fuel in a Passat vehicle and another resident of Magamar Jibia, was also arrested conveying fuel in his Passat vehicle.
Isah added that the command also arrest a 50-year-old man, a resident of Daddara village, in Jibia Local Government Area suspected to be conveying fuel in his Golf car and also a 57-year-old man suspect, of Kofar Guga Quarters, conveying fuel along Katsina – Jibia road while on their way into the forest.
According to Spokesman, in the course of investigation, the suspects confessed to selling the fuel on the fringes of the forest, contrary to the Executive order and other extant laws of the Federation.
He added that the command had also succeeded in arresting a 25-year-old suspect of Anguwan Nakaba village, Sabuwa believed to be a supplier of fuel to bandits in the forest.
In a related development, the Spokesman also said the command had arrested a 22-year-old man from Kankia, a cripple, who specialises in calling people on phone and threatening them to pay ransom or risk being kidnapped.
