The Katsina State Police Command has announced the arrest of several suspects in connection with various crimes, including drug dealing, motorcycle theft, and vandalism.
Parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters on Tuesday, the Police Public Relation Officer ( PPRO) Sadiq Abubakar, explained that Salisu Jibrin, a 35-year-old was a notorious drug dealer, who was found in possession of 1,330 suspected Exol tablets and 15 sachets of suspected Lara Tramadol tablets.
The PPRO added that Jibrin has confessed to the crime and will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.
According to PPRO, the police in a separate operation, also arrested three suspected notorious motorcycle thieves and one suspected receiver of stolen property.
Abubakar added that the suspects, Abdullahi Haruna, Abdulrahman Bello, and Ibrahim Kabir, were both arrested on August 15 and 26, 2024, respectively. They confessed to stealing motorcycles and selling them off.
Adding that the police has also arrested Aliyu Aliyu, an 18-year-old suspect, in connection with vandalism and theft of electric cables. “The suspect confessed to stealing cables from a building in Natsinta village, Katsina.”
He assured the public that investigations are ongoing and that efforts are also being made to arrest the fleeing suspects, urging the public to provide information on criminal activities in the state.