By Muhammad Ibrahim, Sokoto
Addressing newsmen on the recovery, the Command’s Public Relations Officer ASP Rufai Ahmad said the Nigerian Police Force Sokoto State command has recovered 20 cows and one cattle from suspected cattle rustlers.
He said the 20 cattles and one donkey belongs to one man from Kware local government of the state adding that they were intercepted on their way Gada
He said the team of Anti-Kidnapping Operatives attached to CID in conjunction wirh that of the SWAT acted on an intelligence report and intercepted yet to be identified armed cattle rustlers.
Perceiving they were followed by security operatives, the rustlers took to their heels abandoning the animals to save their lives.
After series of efforts to get the owner, on the 31st of January at about 10am, one Malami Hayatu frim Durbawa of Kware local government on hearing about the recovery came to CID and identified the cattles saying they were stolen from his house on the 14th of January by unknown persons.
The PPRO who spoke for the Command said investigation to arrest the hoodlums is still on.
