35-Year-Old Woman Arrested For Providing Information, Charms To Bandits

Police have disclosed the arrest of a 35-year-old woman, Fatima Alhaji, suspected of supplying charms to bandits terrorizing Katsina State and its environs.

The police spokesman in the state, SP Gambo Isah, told newsmen on Thursday in Katsina that Fatima, who was also found to be an informant for the bandits, was arrested at Daha Forest in Danmusa Local Government Area of the state on February 13, 2022, following credible intelligence information.

“She is an abettor, an informant, and also a supplier of charms to bandits terrorizing the state and its environs.

“In the course of an investigation, some charms were recovered from the suspect’s residence reasonably believed to be used for banditry.

 “The suspect confessed to being supplying same to one Sani Mohidinge, a notorious terrorist and bandits’ leader who has long been on the police wanted list,’’ he said.

Superintendent of Police Isah also told newsmen that the police succeeded in busting a syndicate of kidnappers and terrorists.

“Nemesis caught up with the trio of Shamsuddeen Dahiru (35), Bala Inuwa (35) both residents of Funtua and Jamilu Isah, also a 35-year-old resident of Kofar Marusa Quarters, Katsina, who are notorious kidnappers and terrorists.

“They specialize in giving information to terrorists in the forest, as well as conveying them to villages for attacks and kidnappings.

“In the course of investigation, Dahiru confessed to being the owner and driver of a Volkswagen Golf III that was used in kidnapping one Alhaji Sule, aged 62 of Dankawuri Village, Matazu Local Government Area of the state.

“The said vehicle was abandoned with the kidnapped victim after a fierce gun duel with policemen during which one AK-47 rifle was recovered.

“He confessed then two other suspects are his accomplices,’’ Isah said.