The Jigawa State Police Command has successfully arrested two suspected armed robbers who were on the command’s wanted list. Assistant Public Relations Officer ASP Abubakar Isah revealed this in a statement on Saturday in Dutse, the state capital.
The arrest of the two suspects, Yusuf Yusuf (25) from Katoge quarters, Kazaure Local Government Area, and Umar Abubakar (23) from Dakayyawa village, Kaugama LGA, took place on December 12, 2023, in Kano State.
The arrest followed a distress call received on July 19, 2023, reporting an incident where armed individuals trespassed into the house of Sunusi Hudu in G9 quarters, Dutse LGA. The suspects beat him up and robbed him of valuables, including a Honda Accord 2011 model, two plasma televisions, an HP Laptop computer, and a Redmi Note 11pro phone.
Subsequently, on October 18, 2023, following a tip-off by the investigative team of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Dutse, one of the suspects, Umar Abubakar, along with Yakubu Mohammed and Zakariyya Dahiru, were arrested in connection with the offense. The suspects confessed to the commission of the crime during interrogation.
The police spokesman noted that all arrested suspects will undergo a discreet investigation at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Dutse, before being arraigned in court.
