The Police Command in Katsina State says it has succeeded in arresting two suspects for aiding and abetting banditry and recovered suspected rustled animals from them.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement issued in Katsina on Thursday.

He said the success was recorded in Jibia Local Government Area in collaboration with the State’s Community Watch Corps (KSCWC) and hunters.

“On July 25, 2024, a team of police operatives attached to Jibia Divisional Police Headquarters, while on routine patrol in collaboration with the KSCWC and Hunters, successfully arrested two suspects, all from Zandam village, in Jibia LGA.

“The suspects were arrested along Magama cemetery in possession of two rams, one sheep, and a goat, suspected to have been rustled,” he said.

He added that in the course of investigation, the duo confessed to having received the rustled animals from a suspected notorious bandits’ leader called Nura of Mazanya village in Jibia, now at large.

The image maker said the suspects were on their way to dispose of the animals at Magama market in Jibia local government.

According to him, the suspects have confessed to having repeatedly received suspected rustled animals from the bandits’ kingpin and disposed of them.

Sadiq-Aliyu confirmed that efforts were being intensified to ensure the arrest of the fleeing suspect while investigation continues.

He explained that the success was achieved due to the sustained efforts of the command in the fight against armed banditry, under the leadership of the Commissioner, Mr Aliyu Abubakar-Musa.