The report has it that forty (40) suspected kidnappers, cattle rustlers, and also culpable homicidal have been arrested by the Adamawa State police command.

This information was made available for newsmen by the Adamawa State Commissioner of Police in the person of Adamu Aliyu on Monday the 15th day of February 2021 in Yola, the state capital.

Mr. Adamu Aliyu disclosed that the police were able to crackdown the suspects after they received various information from well-meaning Nigerians about the activities of the suspects in the area. However, the arrest was made possible through the assistance of some hunters in the area.

Some discovery emerges during the investigation showing that four of the suspects arrested are those behind the kidnapped of Mayo Farang who is the district head of the Mayo local government area of Adamawa State. 

The police spokesperson further stated that some items were recovered from the suspects after arresting them. The items are Eight (8) powerful AK-47 rifles, a bus, the sum of 1.13 million Naira cash, and as well as one locally made pistol. 

Mr. Adamu Aliyu further stated that all that suspects would be charged to court immediately investigation is completed.

The commissioner of police, therefore, plead with those residing in the state to always assist the police and other security operatives by providing them with adequate information that can be of help to curb crime in the state. 

The rate of crime in the state and Nigeria at large is alarming, mostly the crime of murder, kidnapping, and fraud, however, the police reinstate their commitment to the fight against crime in the state and Nigeria as a whole. 

Note that, the police can not succeed in the fight crime on their own, therefore, they need adequate information. Report any suspicious movements in your area to the police and help them to protect you and your properties.

Abdullahi Saminu has been remanded in the correctional center by the magistrate court judge sitting in Kano state on Tuesday, 16th February 2021 for allegedly defiling a 3-year-old girl. 

The 18-year-old defendant resides in the Rangaza area of Kano state is facing a rape charge in the Kano state magistrates court. 

According to the prosecution counsel, Asma'u Ado, the case to report to the Zango police division on the 7th of February 2021 by one Mr. Surajo Muhammad who stays in the same compound with the defendant.

Mr. Asma'u Ado stated the defendant committed the said crime on the 5th of February 2021 at around 2 pm. The defendant forcefully had s3xual intercourse with the 3-year-old girl in his room.

The crime committed by the defendant is against section 283 of the kano state penal code according to the prosecution counsel. 

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges leveled against him after the judge read the case.

Mustapha Sa’ad-Datti who is the chief magistrate in his ruling ordered that the defendant should be remanded in the correctional center while waiting to hear from the Director of Public Prosecutions.

However, the chief magistrate adjourned the case to the 17th of March 2021 for a hearing.