From Ali R. A, Jigawa
The Jigawa state police command has arrested an armed robbery suspect and recovers handset and motorcycle in Jigawa state.
This is contained in a statement signed by the command’s public relations officer DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam and made available to newsmen in Dutse on Tuesday 1st August, 2023.
The statement read “That on 8/7/2023 at about 2030hrs one Abdullahi Adamu Gemu ‘m’ age 40yrs of Bariki village B/ Kudu LGA, reported at B/Kudu Division that on 7/07/2023 at about 2030hrs, while conveying passengers on his motorcycle Bajaj, red in color without registration number, valued at two hundred and thirty thousand naira (#230,000.00k) from B/kudu to Bangwalde village, unknown hoodlums attacked and beat him with sticks on his head, as a result, he fell unconscious, the armed men made away with his GSM handset and motorcycle”.
It said that on Friday 29th of July 2023, detectives attached to B/kudu Divisional Police Headquarters arrested one Isyaku Ahmadu Usman ‘m’ age 27yrs of Bariki village in possession of the robbed motorcycle.
It added that on investigation at SCID Dutse, the suspect confessed to the commission of the offence.
Shiisu said the suspect will be arraigned in court upon completion of the investigation.
