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Police Arrest Fuel Suppliers To Bandits In Kano, Katsina
- Police operatives have arrested fuel suppliers to bandits in Kano and Katsina states.
EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Kano State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of some persons allegedly supplying fuel to bandits across Northern states.
This was made known via a statement by the Kano State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Haruna Kiyawa, on Tuesday.
The police spokesperson disclosed that the suspects were arrested on October 15, 2021, with two J5 vehicles loaded with the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) inside 25 litre Jerrycans concealed in empty sugar bags.
He stated, “On the 15/10/2021 at about 1230 hours, a team of Policemen led by CSP Abubakar Hamma while on intelligence-led patrol at Fagge LGA, Kano State intercepted two (2) J5 Motor Vehicles loaded with food stuffs.”
He added that on stop and search, five jerrycans of 25 liters each filled with PMS concealed inside an empty sack of sugar were recovered from one of the vehicles.
Kiyawa further disclosed that two suspects were arrested namely, Musbahu Rabi’u, 31, of Jibiya LGA, Katsina State and the driver of the J5 vehicle, Jamilu Abdullahi, 37, of Jibiya, Katsina State.
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The police spokesperson further noted that on preliminary investigation, Jamilu confessed that he once came to Kano from Katsina and bought PMS in jerryans and transported it to Jibiya, Katsina State where he sold it at higher rate.
He added that suspect also confessed that he was arrested while trying to transport the PMS for the second time.
Kiyawa stated that the Kano State Commissioner of Police, Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, has ordered a discreet investigation, after which the suspect will be charged to court upon completion of investigation.
He further stated that the CP urged the people of the state to be watchful of their immediate environment and report any suspicion and incidents to the nearest police station.
He added that the police commissioner also called on petroleum station operators in the state to desist from selling PMS to unknown buyers in large quantities in jerrycans and report any suspicious buyers to the nearest police station.
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