The Kaduna State Police Command has announced the arrest of three suspected street gang members accused of terrorizing residents in the Basawa Area of Sabon Gari, Zaria LGA.
ASP Mansir Hassan, the command’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed the arrest in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Kaduna.
According to Hassan, the suspects were apprehended on Tuesday around 1600hrs during a routine patrol conducted by police operatives in the area.
“During the patrol at about 1600hrs, the operatives arrested three suspects namely, Shamsu Abdullahi, Hussaini Aliyu, and Muhammad Ahmed, all residents of Zaria City, in the vicinity of Mammy Market in the Basawa area,” Hassan stated.
Upon conducting a search on the suspects, the police recovered three sharp stainless cutlasses and one fork sharp knife concealed under their clothing.
Hassan revealed that during interrogation, the suspects failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for possessing the dangerous weapons.
Further investigations carried out by the police revealed that the arrested individuals were part of a syndicate responsible for terrorizing residents of Basawa and its surroundings.
Consequently, the three suspects were promptly charged to court for prosecution based on the findings from the investigation.
