We arrested 4 robbers by following their foot prints – Jigawa police

The police have arrested four armed robbers after following their foot prints to Nerawa village of Dutse Local Government Area in Jigawa State. The spokesperson of the state police, SP Abdul Jinjiri, made the disclosure yesterday, while speaking to Daily Trust on phone. He said the robbers had attacked one, Alhaji Umar Maiwake Kudai, on […]

The police have arrested four armed robbers after following their foot prints to Nerawa village of Dutse Local Government Area in Jigawa State.

The spokesperson of the state police, SP Abdul Jinjiri, made the disclosure yesterday, while speaking to Daily Trust on phone. He said the robbers had attacked one, Alhaji Umar Maiwake Kudai, on Monday in Kudai village.

Jinjiri said the armed robbers who were armed with local weapons, inflicted cut with machete on their victim and carted away an undisclosed amount of money as well as his two phones.

He said that a relation to the victim, Rabiu Hussaini, reported the incident to the police saying, the joint patrol team of police and vigilante who swung into action without delay, succeeded in arresting the criminals.

He said the footprints of the suspects aided the police in tracing their location, adding that a stolen cow and two motorcycles were found in their possession. 

The PPRO said the suspects, who are undergoing interrogation include Umaru Alhaji Buba, 22, Hassan N. Jibril, 26, Hadi Mohammed, 30 and Hamza Mohammed, 30.