Police Arrest 25 ‘Sara Suka’ Thugs in Kaduna

Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have apprehended 25 members of the notorious gang known as ‘sara suka’ that has been terrorizing communities across the state.

Eko Hot Blog gathered that out of the 25 suspects, 16 were arrested in the Rigasa area with weapons and charged with thuggery.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement released in Kaduna as the command unveiled a new unit, the Anti Vice Unit.

Hassan explained that due to a rise in thuggery, phone and female handbag snatching, and drug-related offences among youths, the state Commissioner of Police, Audu Dabigi, established the new unit to clamp down on all social vices in the state.

He stated that the new unit will collaborate with all police divisions to address cases of thuggery, phone snatching, drug and illicit substance consumption, and arms possession.

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He said, “The unit, referred to as the Anti Vice Unit, has since started operating and will be liaising with all the divisions to diligently handle all cases of thuggery, phone snatching, drug and illicit substance consumption and peddling, and weapons possession.

“Consequently, no fewer than 25 persons have been arrested across the metropolis for the aforementioned offences, with 16 among them arrested within the Rigasa area and charged for thuggery (sara-suka) and possession of weapons.

“The Commissioner of Police has charged the new outfit to make Kaduna State, especially the metropolis, safe for the populace by continuously denying these urchins any operating space. He also called on parents and guardians to warn their wards to desist from any act of delinquency.”

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