Security operatives arrest notorious armed robber terrorising communities in Jigawa

The Jigawa State Police Command has announced the arrest of a notorious armed robbery suspect terrorising communities in the state.

The spokesperson of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, September 30, 2024, said the suspect, Buhari Ya’u, was arrested in Benue State by operatives Operatives of the State Intelligence Department (SID) Dutse. 

“Following discreet and actionable intelligence, operatives from the State Intelligence Department (SID) Dutse arrested notorious armed robbery suspect terrorizing Dutse and Ringim emirates, in Benue state on September 10, 2024, around 0800hrs,” the statement read. 

 

“The suspect, identified as Buhari Ya’u ‘m’ of Dausayi Fulani Settlement Camp, Ringim LGA, was apprehended following an armed robbery that claimed the life of a 40-year-old Murtala Ja’afar at Kwanar Shafar along Ringim-Dutse road, Ringim LGA on 08/06/2024, and the recovery of one fabricated pistol in his residential house when searched by a team of policemen from Ringim Division on 12/06/2024.