The police have arrested seven serving military officers who were allegedly linked to bandits in Zamfara State.

The suspects are said to be supplying bandits with logistics and information.

This was disclosed by the Zamfara State government. Addressing newsmen at the state ministry of information in Gusau, the state capital, the commissioner for information, Ibrahim Magaji Dosara said that the police command informed the government that the seven serving military men had been sabotaging the peace accord and reconciliation programme by the administration.

According to Dosara, the information from the police revealed that the police command arrested the logistics’ suppliers to the bandits with enough exhibits that are capable of implicating them.

The commissioner explained that the suspects had already been interrogated by the police, and that many of them had made confessional statements on their respective crimes.

“The suspects have since been handed over to their appropriate security authorities for further necessary actions. We feel obliged not to disclose their identities as the security agencies concerned are on top of the issue,” Dosara added.

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The commissioner explained further that one of the suspects was caught in possession of 20 rounds of 62mm of live ammunition at a point of handling over to the buyer, one Kabiru Bashiru of Maniya village, a suspected active bandit, having received advance payment of N100,000

“The second suspect from Sokoto State was caught by detectives supplying military uniforms and kits to suspected bandits. Nine military bulletproof clothes, four sets of military camouflage uniforms, five pairs of military hand globes, 2 First Bank ATM, 1 Nigeria Army ID Card and one Samsung Android handset were also recovered.

“In a similar effort, on 1st of April, 2021, a team of police men attached to Serious Crime Unit (SCU), while acting on intelligence and credible information intercepted two suspects from Zurmi and Shinkafi Local Government Areas of the state allegedly supplying bandits with ammunition and military camouflage from Lagos,” he said.

Continuing, the commissioner said on the 31st of March, 2021, another team of policemen on patrol along Wanke – Dansadau road arrested another suspect from Rukuja area of Musawa Local Government Area of Katsina state, stressing that in the course of interrogation, the suspect was discovered to be from one of the hideouts in the forest of Dansandau, pointing out that while searching through his handset, the suspect’s picture was discovered holding AK47 rifle and other sophisticated weapons belonging to him.

According to the commissioner, the fifth suspect from Kamarwa village of Sokoto State, who is a medical doctor was arrested by operation Puff Adder policemen for allegedly supplying military kits to suspected bandits within Shinkafi axis on the 4th of April, saying that ten pairs of military jungle boots, five sets of shingers and military hand globes were recovered from the suspect.

Dosara further explained that another suspect on the 4th of April, 2021 was caught by a team of police men attached to Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) (Base 18 Gusau in possession of two locally made guns, 12 live cartridges, bunch of charms and cash amounting to N523,000.

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