Banditry: 2 men arrested for allegedly demanding N3m from Zamfara village

The police in Zamfara State have arrested two persons for allegedly issuing a threat letter to Gyalange village in Gummi Local Government Area of the state, demanding N3million within three days or get attacked. While parading the suspects yesterday, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Usman Nagogo, said the letter was pasted at the […]

The police in Zamfara State have arrested two persons for allegedly issuing a threat letter to Gyalange village in Gummi Local Government Area of the state, demanding N3million within three days or get attacked.

While parading the suspects yesterday, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Usman Nagogo, said the letter was pasted at the residences of the village head and the ward councillor.

“In the letter, the residents were asked to raise N3 million within three days or the whole community would be wiped out. A phone number was inscribed through which contact would be made to deliver the said amount of money.

“On the strength of this, using the phone number written on the letter, the police went on manhunt of the suspects and he was eventually arrested and he perpetrated the crime in concert with his accomplice identified, as Auwal Hassan”

“The arrested suspect, Bello Sani was one time a well to do individual in the community, but when his fortune dwindled, he decided to raise capital from the same village,” the CP said.

In a related development, the state police command has also arrested seven suspected criminals on charges bordering on armed robbery, criminal conspiracy, fraud, kidnapping house breaking etc.

The CP said the command also foiled an attack on Maitagwaye village in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state and one bandit was killed and his rifle and ammunition recovered.