A deadly armed robber and bandit has finally met his waterloo during a bloody gun battle with security men in Zamfara state.
A Nigerian police officer
Policemen in Zamfara have gunned down a notorious armed robber during a bloody gun battle on Monday.
The armed robber identified as Sani Abdullahi
was confirmed dead by the Commissioner of Police, Mr Shaba Alkal in
Gusau. Alkal said that the suspect died during a gun battle when a group
of bandits attacked Yartukunya village in Bungudu Local Government Area
of the state.
“We also recovered one AK 47 rifle from the deceased suspect,” Alkali said.
Alkali
also said that the command had also arrested nine illegal miners in
Gemawa village of Talata-Mafara local government area of the state.
“We
had also recovered exhibits from the suspects such as the cash of
N90,000 given to our policemen as bribe, mining materials such as mining
detectors, diggers, shovels and head pans,” Alkali said.
He
advised residents of the state against engaging themselves in unlawful
activities, especially mining as it had security and public health
implications
According to Alkali, the team of
detectives of the command’s Criminal Investigation and Intelligence
Department (CIID) also arrested four suspected criminals in Gusau
metropolis.
“During our investigation, we discovered 84 handsets of different types, SIM and memory cards and cash of N111,420.
“On
29 April 2017, we arrested a student of Abdu-Gusau Polytechnic,
Talata-Mafara connected with the killing of another student, Imrana
Nasiru,” he said.
Alkali said all the suspects would be arraigned after the investigation by the command.
He
commended the public for giving information to the police about
criminal activities, saying that all the arrests made by the command
were due to the support of the public.
Alkali
urged the public to continue to cooperate and give useful information on
criminals to the police to sustain peace and stability in the state.