The Police in Sokoto State have arrested three suspected financiers of banditry and several other individuals linked to motorcycle theft and criminal conspiracy, recovering rustled cattle as well as stolen motorcycles in two coordinated operations.
The command’s spokesperson, DSP Ahmad Rufai, disclosed this on Friday in Sokoto, saying one of the suspects Ruwa Ginyo of Gidan-Madi and two accomplices believed to be key brokers and financiers of a notorious bandits’ group was arrested on Wednesday in Tangaza Local Government Area.
He said “the suspects allegedly received rustled cattle from armed bandits, sold them in markets, and remitted the proceeds to the criminals.”
Rufai said the suspects confessed to the crime, and four rustled cows were recovered from them at the point of arrest while they attempted to sell the animals.
In a separate operation in Talata Mafara LGA of Zamfara, Rufai said police arrested several suspects involved in criminal conspiracy, motorcycle theft and receiving stolen property.
“During the cross-border operation, two suspected stolen motorcycles were recovered, with preliminary investigations linking the items to an ongoing case in Sokoto.
“All suspects remain in custody as investigations continue to dismantle the wider syndicate,” he said.
