Police foil planned bandits attack on stations and worshippers during Juma’at prayers in Zamfara

The Zamfara State Police Command has foiled plans by bandits to attack police formations and worshippers during Juma’at prayers in Zurmi Local Government Area of the state. 

Briefing newsmen at the Command Headquarters in Gusau on Friday, August 4, 2023, the state Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Bunu, said the police arrested a female informant, Umma Zubairu, in connection with the planned attack on policemen. 

The CP, who was represented by the spokesperson of the command,  ASP Yazid Abubakar, stated that the suspect is an informant of a notorious bandits kingpin, Dankarami Gwaska. 

“In line with the unwavering commitment of the Zamfara state police Command to continue to provide a secure environment for socioeconomic activities and the desire to keep members of the public abreast of the achievement were recorded by the Command,” the CP stated.

“On 28/07/2023, Police Tactical Operatives attached to 34 PMF, hombe deployed to Magarya axis in Zurmi LGA acted on information that five armed men on two motorcycles suspected to be armed bandits were planning to attack Muslims during Juma’at prayers at Kwata village under Magarya District of Zurmi LGA”.

“On receiving the information, the Operatives mobilized and confronted the bandits, engaged them in gun duel which lasted for an hour and as a result of that, one of the bandits was neutralized while others escaped to the bush spilling blood on the path, exhibits were recovered from them. The effort is still on to arrest and prosecute them

“On 27/7/2023 at about 1330hrs, Police Tactical Team attached to Area Command Gusau acted on actionable intelligence that led to the arrest of suspect who were suspected to be among the notorious kidnappers terrorizing the Saminaka area under Gusau Metropolis”.

“In the course of the investigation one Mika’ilu Ibrahim “m” of Saminaka clearly identified him as one of the bandits that kidnapped him sometime in March 2023 at his residence in Saminaka area while another victim named Aina’u Aliyu “f” of Saminaka area also identified the suspect as the one who kidnapped her on 22nd June, 2023″.

He stressed that the case is under investigation and the suspect will be charged to court on completion.

“Police Operatives attached to Zurmi Division acted on credible information that some group of armed bandits were planning to carry out an attack on Police formations in the Zurmi local Government area. 

“On receiving the information, the DPO led a team to investigate the matter which resulted to the arrest of one Umma Zubairu “f” 35 yrs old of Rukudawa village at Awala via Nasarawan Zurmi L G A on 16th July 2023 at about 0430hrs in connection with the planned attack on policemen at Zurmi Division

“During the interrogation, the suspect confessed that she has been working with bandit kingpin Dan karami Gwaska as his informant and tasks her to monitor policemen at Zurmi Division so as to attack the Division.” 

He revealed that the suspect has been investigated and charged to court for prosecution.