21st September, 2022
By Abbas Bamalli
Three suspected armed robbery suspects who specialised in using charms to break into houses identified as Abdullahi Sa’idu, Umar Abubakar Faruk and Zakariyya Hussaini have been arrested in Katsina State.
The suspects, according to the police, specialised in using charms to break houses in Daura Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
The suspects were arrested when they conspired and forcefully broke into the dwellings of Idris Ahmed, alias Baban Hajiya; Mujihabi Yusif; Sa’a Abdu; Ibrahim Sani and Umar Sani, all of the same address, Katsina Police Command’s spokesperson, SP Gambo Isah, stated in a statement.
He added that the suspects confessed to have been using charms that would lure their victims to sleep until they would have finished robbing their homes.
He said, “On Sept.12, 2022 at about 4.00 p.m., and based on a tip off, the Command succeeded in arresting/busting a notorious syndicate of armed robbers terrorising Daura LGA and its environs.
“Nemesis caught up with the suspects namely: Abdullahi Sa’idu, aged 50, from Hadejia in Jigawa; Umar Abubakar Faruk, aged 23, of Badawa Quarters from Kano State and Zakariyya Hussaini, aged 25, from Yar Leman, also in Jigawa.
“They were arrested when they conspired and forcefully broke into the dwellings of Idris Ahmed, alias Baban Hajiya; Mujihabi Yusif; Sa’a Abdu; Ibrahim Sani and Umar Sani, all of the same address.
“The suspects robbed their victims of their belongings.
“In the course of investigation, the suspects confessed to have been using charms that would lure their victims to sleep until they would have finished committing their nefarious act.”
According to the police spokesperson, the suspects also confessed to have got their charms from a ritualist in the neighbouring Niger Republic.
He added that exhibits recovered from them include: fabricated keys; house-breaking implements; machete; five different handsets as well as iron pinches and substances suspected to be charms.
He said that the command was carrying out additional investigations and that the suspects would be charged to court after completion of the investigations. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)