The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested three suspected bandits, an informant, and a suspected drug supplier during a coordinated raid on a criminal hideout in Kware Local Government Area of the state.
A security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, on Monday, disclosed that the operation was carried out by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit following credible intelligence on the activities of a five-man syndicate notorious for terrorising communities in Wamako and Kware areas.
Reports indicate that the police team stormed the suspects’ hideout in Sabon Birni, Kware LGA, leading to the arrest of Bubale Mohammed and two others, alongside an informant and a suspected drug baron who allegedly supplied the gang with hard drugs.
Items recovered during the operation include dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp and various illicit drugs.
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It was gathered that a video footage retrieved from the suspects’ phones showed them dressed in military uniforms and displaying rifles inside their camp.
The police said that efforts are ongoing to track and arrest other fleeing members of the syndicate.
The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation.