Operatives from Katsina State Command yesterday arrested three cult gangs, which beheaded a police sergeant, Umana Ishaya, attached to 56 Police Mobile Force.
Ishaya was on special duty at Operation Safe Haven, Jos
Commissioner of Police Mohammed Wakili said those arrested included: Abubakar Sani, 35, alias โKwayaโ, from Mani Local Government Area, Abubakar Mohammed Soni, 28, alias โAli Dan Bauchiโ, โfrom Rafinfa quarters Laranto, Jos, and Husain Musa, 80, a herbalist, from Kanda Shagari off Lorento Quarters in Jos.
He said โโwhile Abubakar Sani was arrested in Mashi Local Government, the other two were arrested in Josโ
โThe items found on the suspects include: two human eye balls in a plastic container, an ax used in beheading the late police sergeant, a sharp dagger used in plucking off the eyes and some clothesโ
He added that those arrested have confessed.
The police also arrested armed robbery gangs during an operation, code named โOperation Sharon Daji,โ while on patrol at Jino forest.
Those arrested were Bola Lawal, 30, of Matazu Local Government, and Lawal Kabir, 20, of same address
Others arrested after a gun battle, according to the police, on Danja and Tendema in Dayi councils, were motorcycle thieves specialising in drugging their victims before snatching their motorcycles.
He said โthe syndicates are notorious motor vehicle thieves, who specialise in drugging victims through food and drinks before robbing them.
โโNemesis caught up with the duo of Bello Abdulkadir 30, and Yakubu Musa, 28, of Hotoro Quarters, Kanoโ
โThe Katsina State Command will continue to maintain a zero tolerance to crime in the state.โโ
