Suspected Killer Of Area Commander, Gunrunner, Others Arrested In Katsina….

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested 30-year-old suspected notorious armed bandit Saidu Yaro, alias Sabon Jini, of Tsaskiya Village, Safana LGA of Katsina State following the death of an Area Commander for Dutsinma, ACP Aminu Umar, and another officer.

The police spokesman, ASP Sadiq Abubakar, who disclosed this on Thursday during a parade of suspects at the command headquarters in Katsina, noted that the suspect had been on the command’s wanted list for a series of offences including kidnapping, cattle rustling, and other heinous crimes.

Yaro was reportedly arrested around 5:30 pm on August 30 based on “credible intelligence” in connection with the kidnapping of one Hussaini Nabara of Kagara Village, Dutsin-ma LGA.

During the course of the investigation, the suspect, under the command of one Abubakar Jankare, a suspected notorious bandit leader, was revealed to have conspired with three others Usman Modi-Modi, Auta Nokia, and Sule Malam Aibo, among others at large to ambush the late Area Commander Dutsinma, ACP Aminu Umar, in an encounter that led to the deaths of the officer and one other officer.

The suspect was said to have confessed to the crime and further investigations are reportedly ongoing.