Olaide Oyelude, KatsinaA father and two of his sons were among sixteen suspects paraded on Monday at the Katsina police headquarters for alleged banditry and supply of weapons to bandits. The arms dealer, Haruna Yusuf, 47; his two sons Shuaibu Haruna, 18, Murtala Haruna, 20, and his nephew Ibrahim Salisu, 20, all of Sawarya village, Kaita Local Government Area of Katsina State were paraded. He confessed to having sold over ten thousand arms and ammunition to bandits in the forest. Read also: Police probe Apostle Suleman for allegedly sleeping with pastor’s wifeAlso recovered from the suspects were seven motorcycles. “We assure them of our commitment to the current efforts at tackling banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery, trafficking of arms and ammunition, and other forms of criminality in the state.

Source: Punch January 25, 2021 17:48 UTC