Police in Katsina state have arrested the Village Head of Unguwan Tambai, Runka in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina, Usamatu Adamu, for allegedly supplying information to bandits.
Spokesperson of the Katsina State Police Command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, disclosed this in Katsina, adding that on October 3, police tracked and arrested the 45-year-old monarch to Sabon Gida village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Aliyu said Adamu was arrested in connection with a suspected case of criminal conspiracy and kidnapping of persons in Runka town.
“He confessed to the commission of the offence and further mentioned Rabe Sada, (alias BBC), aged 62, and Nasiru Sha’aibu, aged 48, all of Runka village as his accomplices.
“The three were suspended for giving information to one Umar, a notorious suspected bandits’ kingpin hibernating in Runka forest. Investigation is still ongoing,” the police spokesman said in a statement.
Aliyu said the police, on September 27, arrested a suspected rapist for the brutal assault and attempted murder of a 16-year-old girl at Ambassadors Qquarters in Katsina.
He said the suspect threatened and dragged her into an uncompleted building where he violently assaulted and raped the victim.
Aliyu said: “In a desperate bid to conceal his crime, the suspect threw the victim into a nearby well and hurled stones down the well, with an intent to kill her.
“Upon the victim’s disappearance, her father reported the incident at the GRA Divisional Police Headquarters, leading to swift action.
“An investigation was immediately launched, leading to the rescue of the victim from the well and arrest of the suspect.
“The victim is currently receiving medical attention. Investigation is currently ongoing.”
