The six victims were part of the 19 worshippers abducted by terrorists around 7.40 pm on Saturday from a mosque at Maigamji community in the Funtua LGA.
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Details of the attack were still sketchy on Tuesday, although the spokesman for the command, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident.
This was disclosed by the spokesman of the Command, Gambo Isah, when he paraded the suspect on Friday.
The Command’s spokesperson, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this while addressing newsmen Wednesday in Katsina over their recent activities in the state.
These recoveries and arrests were made between March 11 and 15, 2022 as confirmed by the Command on Saturday.
CP Dabban, who gave the warning shortly after reporting for duty at the Katsina State command where he was posted to replace his predecessor and newly appointed AIG, Sanusi Buba, said his posting to Katsina was to ensure he continues from where his predecessor, whom he noted did very well, stopped.
His appointment followed the promotion of the CP Sanusi Buba to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police.
It was learnt that on Tuesday at about 1300hrs, the Command succeeded in arresting Almustapha Kabir, 18 of Dan’arau village, Niger Republic, who specialises in supplying fuel to bandits in the forest.
It was gathered that on September 29th, 2021 at about 0200hrs, based on credible intelligence, the Command succeeded in arresting one Sunusi Muhammed, 33, of Kofar Guga Quarters, Katsina in possession of fifty pieces of one hundred American Dollars denomination.
The Inspector General of Police gave the commendation during a one-day official visit to Katsina State on Thursday.
Alhaji Abdu Labaran, Director-General on Media to Masari, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Katsina.
According to him, eight suspected human traffickers were also arrested in the process just as efforts are on to apprehend other members of the trafficking syndicates still at large.
According to SP Gambo Issah, the command’s spokesman, the bandits, in their numbers, riding on over 40 motorcycles, raided the villages and rustled over 300 cows, sheep and goats.
SP Gambo Isah, the command’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Katsina.
The Comptroller, Isma’il Abba, revealed this to newsmen in Dutse on Friday.
Residents said the bandits stormed the village around 11.30 p.m on Monday and operated till the early hours of Tuesday.
It was gathered that on Wednesday at about 10:00hrs, the Command succeeded in arresting one Muhammad Sani, 26, of Tudun Yan Shanu, Katsina, notorious armed robber.
It was gathered that on Sunday, June 6, 2021 based on a tip-off, the command succeeded in smashing a notorious syndicate of thieves that specialises in house breaking and theft of motorcycles terrorising Katsina metropolis.
It said its team of Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel stationed at Wurma engaged the hoodlums into a fierce gun battle and repelled their attack, neutralizing one of the bandits in the process and recovering one of their operational motorcycles.
Spokesman for the Katsina State Police command, SP Gambo Isa who confirmed the abduction and subsequent rescue of the Muslim faithful, told The Nation in a telephone chat that the bandits in their numbers came from Zurumi border town in Zamfara state during Tahajjud prayers on the outskirts of Jibia forest.