The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Maikaba, confirmed the arrest on Tuesday while briefing journalists at the command headquarters in Gusau.
A notorious bandit kingpin terrorising parts of Zamfara State, Mohammed Dankani, popularly known as ‘Akki’, has been arrested by operatives of the Zamfara State Police Command.
The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Maikaba, confirmed the arrest on Tuesday while briefing journalists at the command headquarters in Gusau.
He said the 57-year-old suspect, who hails from Kuraje in Bungudu Local Government Area, was picked up in Funtua, Katsina State, after intelligence reports linked him to a number of kidnapping cases.
“During investigation, the suspect confessed to being part of the gang terrorising Tsafe, Yandato, and Yanwarin Daji. He also admitted to belonging to the Kachalla Dan Goggo Gang, known for kidnappings in Damba, Mareri, and Saminaka areas of Gusau LGA,” Maikaba said.
The police commissioner also disclosed that on September 15, operatives intercepted a Toyota Corolla along the Gummi–Sokoto road, where four AK-47 rifles, 200 rounds of PKT ammunition, 28 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, and four empty magazines were recovered.
The arms, he said, were concealed in a sack of oranges belonging to one Nasiru Dawan Jiya.
According to Maikaba, Jiya confessed that the consignment was meant for bandits in Gurusu village.
He added that on September 19, two more suspects were arrested along the Gusau–Sokoto highway with 18 fabricated firearms in their possession.
In another operation carried out on September 14, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit arrested one Alhaji Shehu Aliyu in Gurusu village with nine sacks of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.
The commissioner described Aliyu as a repeat drug offender with a criminal history spanning over six years.
Maikaba said investigations are ongoing to track down other members of the gangs and urged residents to support security agencies with credible information.
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