Sokoto State Police Command have arrested three suspected bandits, an informant, and a suspected drug supplier during a coordinated raid on a criminal hideout in Kware Local Government Area of the state.
According to sources available to security expert, Zagazola Makama, the operation—conducted by the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit on October 4, followed credible intelligence on the activities of a five-man syndicate notorious for terrorizing communities in Wamako and Kware areas.
The police team stormed the suspects’ hideout in Sabon Birni, Kware LGA, leading to the arrest of Bubale Mohammed and two others, along with an informant and a suspected drug dealer alleged to have supplied the gang with hard drugs.
Recovered items include dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp and various other illicit substances.
Sources added that video footage recovered from the suspects’ phones showed them dressed in military uniforms and brandishing rifles inside their camp.
Efforts are ongoing to track and apprehend other fleeing members of the syndicate, while the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation.
Police raid hideout, arrest suspected bandits, informant, drug supplier in Sokoto