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Arrest
Dutse, Sept. 16, 2016 (NAN) The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa said it had arrested two suspects over alleged armed robbery and cattle rustling.
The Commandant of the corps in the state, Mr Muhammad Durumin-Iya, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Dutse that the suspects were arrested in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of the state.
Durumin-Iya said that the suspects hailed from Tukuda village, and that officials of the command arrested them in Kiyako village on Thursday.
He explained that the one of the suspects was arrested with a stolen cow, whose value was estimated at between N130, 000 and N150, 000.
He disclosed that an informant arrested the suspect while he was trying to transport the cow to Azare in neighbouring Bauchi state.
According to the commandant, the other suspect was arrested for aiding and abetting the suspected cattle rustler.
He added that the command had been trailing the suspect since July, 2016 after an alleged robbery in Birnin Kudu.
He said that the suspect, with a yet-to-be-identified person, allegedly demanded the sum of N2 million from the victim.
The commandant added that the suspects allegedly threatened to kill the victim if he tried to alert security agencies.
According to him, the suspects returned to the victim after 12 days where they allegedly collected N500, 000.
“So, when they returned to victim, they found that he was able to raise only N500, 000 and they collected it.
“But, as they were trying to leave, they noticed that the victim recognised one of them; so, they made an unsuccessful attempt to kill him.
Durumin-Iya said that the victim was rushed to Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kudu, where he was receiving treatment.
He said that the suspects had since made useful confessions and would soon be charged to court. (NAN)
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(Edited by Shittu Obassa and Olisa Ifeajika)